Paternal
Related Definitions
[adj] relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
[adj] characteristic of a father
[adj] belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
Related Terms
adoring, affectionate, ancestorial, ancestral, concerned, conjugal, demonstrative, devoted, faithful, fatherlike, fatherly, filial, fond, grandfatherly, grandmotherly, grandparental, husbandly, indulgent, kindly, languishing, lovelorn, lovesick, lovesome,