paternal
/pəˈtɜːnl/adjective
उच्चारण पटर्नल
पितृवत्, पिता-जैसा, पैतृक
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adjective
- 1
[usually before noun]
connected with being a father; behaving in a kind and protective way like a father
पितृवत्, पिता-जैसा, पैतृक
- paternal love
- The old teacher took a paternal interest in his students.
Synonyms fatherly protective fatherlike
Opposite maternal
- 2
[only before noun]
related through the father
पितृपक्ष का, दादा-परिवार का
- my paternal grandmother (my father's mother)
- Her paternal uncle lives in Jaipur.
Opposite maternal
◇Word family
paternity nounpaternalism noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms
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Do not confuse paternal (connected with a father or the father's side of a family) and maternal (connected with a mother or the mother's side).
Paternal (पिता या पितृपक्ष से संबंधित) और maternal (माता या मातृपक्ष से संबंधित) में भ्रम न करें।