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The answer PATERNAL has 59 possible clue(s) in existing crosswords.
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Definitions of paternal in various dictionaries:
adj - belonging to or inherited from one's father
adj - characteristic of a father
adj - relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
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| Of or appropriate to a father. |
| Related through the father. |
| of or appropriate to a father. |
| related through the father. |
| Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood fatherly. |
| Received or inherited from a father: a paternal trait. |
| Related through one's father: my paternal aunt. |
| of or like a father: |
| behaving or feeling as a father does toward his child: |
| Paternal also means related by way of the father: |
| Paternal description |
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A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive father is a male who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological father is the male genetic contributor to the creation of the infant, through sexual intercourse or sperm donation. A biological father may have legal obligations to a child not raised by him, such as an obligation of monetary support. A putative father is a man whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepfather is a male who is the husband of a child's mother and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child. * The adjective "paternal" refers to a father and comparatively to "maternal" for a mother. The verb "to father" |