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The correct spelling is paternal.
How to pronounce paternal
/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/
adjectiveIPA: /pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/
Say it like: Pat-ern-al
The correct spelling is paternal. Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family For example: "paternal grandfather"
Usage Examples
“paternal grandfather”
“paternal filicide”
Definition
adjective
- 1.Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
- 2.Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
- 3.Received or inherited from one's father.
- 4.Acting as a father
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