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Synonyms for paternal
pəˈtɜr nlpa·ter·nal
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Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
paternal
Synonyms:
fatherly, careful, tender, hereditaryAntonyms:
unfatherly, careless, rough, harsh
Princeton's WordNet
paternaladjective
belonging to or inherited from one's father
"spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
Synonyms:
agnatic, parental, maternal, agnateAntonyms:
maternalistic, maternal, motherly, motherlike, unrelatedpaternaladjective
characteristic of a father
Synonyms:
agnatic, parental, maternal, agnateAntonyms:
motherly, motherlike, maternalistic, unrelated, maternalparental, maternal, paternaladjective
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
"parental guidance"
Synonyms:
enate, agnatic, parental, maternal(p), agnate, enatic, maternalAntonyms:
motherlike, maternalistic, maternal, motherly, unrelatedagnate, agnatic, paternaladjective
related on the father's side
"a paternal aunt"
Synonyms:
agnatic, maternal, parental, agnateAntonyms:
maternal, motherly, motherlike, unrelated, maternalistic
Dictionary of English Synonymes
paternaladjective
Synonyms:
fatherlypaternaladjective
Synonyms:
hereditary
PPDB, the paraphrase database
List of paraphrases for "paternal":
fatherly, parental, paternity, patronymic, father, paternalistic, fatherhood
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#1692 | father | |
#5469 | careful | |
#6740 | tender | |
#8731 | parental | |
#12452 | maternal | |
#23757 | hereditary | |
#24593 | paternity | |
#35519 | paternal | |
#39815 | fatherhood | |
#92864 | paternalistic | |
#100499 | fatherly | |
#154656 | patronymic | |
#299733 | enate |
How to use paternal in a sentence?
When there aren’t any paternal or father figures in homes, the gangs move into that void, it’s a very complicated and prevalent problem.
I wanted to offer a more competitive paternal policy so we could continue to attract the best talent, we want to be on the progressive end of the spectrum because we think it’s important to change the conversation within the industry and to treat our employee well.
Nothing is so galling to a people not broken in from birth as a paternal, or, in other words, a meddling government, a government which tells them what to read, and say, and eat, and drink and wear.
These countries tend to have generous paternal leave and maternal leave, offer free preschool and have good overall public education systems.
Up to 75 percent of children with FASD have biological fathers who are alcoholics, suggesting that preconceptual paternal alcohol consumption negatively impacts their offspring.
Translations for paternal
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- أبويArabic
- otcovskýCzech
- väterlichGerman
- πατρικόςGreek
- paterno, paternalSpanish
- isällinen, tekemä, isä, isänpuoleinenFinnish
- paternelFrench
- taobh atharScottish Gaelic
- atyai, apaiHungarian
- հայրական, հայրենիArmenian
- paternoItalian
- 父性, 父方のJapanese
- paternus, paternālisLatin
- vaderlijkDutch
- ojcowskiPolish
- paternoPortuguese
- paternRomanian
- отцовский, отеческийRussian
- ȍčīnskī, òčevSerbo-Croatian
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