Dictionary Entry
paternal
paternal is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 13 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
- 2adjective
Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
- 3adjective
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
"parental guidance"
- 4adjective
characteristic of a father
- 5adjective
related on the father's side
"a paternal aunt"
- 6adjective
belonging to or inherited from one's father
"spent his childhood on the paternal farm"
"paternal traits"
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