- Types Of Speech
- You can use paternal as a article or as a adjective satellite in a sentence.
- About Paternal
- A 3 syllables article and 8 letters with the letters a, e, l, n, p, r, and t, 5 consonants, 3 vowels and 3 syllables with the middle letters er. Paternal starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, pa, pat, pate, pater, and the ending characters are l, al, nal, rnal, ernal, ..
- Definition
- Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
- Origin/Roots
- Old French
- School Grade
- Paternal is set as a sat word that starts with p, ends with l, 3 syllables, 3 vowels and 8 letters.
- Pig Latin
- Paternal in Pig Latin is said as "aternalpay or aternalpway".
- Unigram
- p | a | t | e | r | n | a | l
- Bigram
- pa | at | te | er | rn | na | al
- Trigram
- pat | ate | ter | ern | rna | nal
- Quadrigram
- pate | ater | tern | erna | rnal
- Word Gram
- Article Examples
- relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
"parental guidance" - characteristic of a father
- belonging to or inherited from one's father;
"spent his childhood on the paternal farm";
"paternal traits"
- Adjective Satellite Examples
- related on the father's side;
"a paternal aunt"
Synonym | Definition |
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Adoring | extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent "adoring grandparents" "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain" "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother" |
Affectionate | having or displaying warmth or affection "affectionate children" "caring parents" "a fond embrace" "fond of his nephew" "a tender glance" "a warm embrace" |
Ancestorial | |
Ancestral | inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent "ancestral home" "ancestral lore" "hereditary monarchy" "patrimonial estate" "transmissible tradition" |
Application | a diligent effort "it is a job requiring serious application" |
Argus Eyed | |
Bathetic | effusively or insincerely emotional "a bathetic novel" "maudlin expressons of sympathy" "mushy effusiveness" "a schmaltzy song" "sentimental soap operas" "slushy poetry" |
Bereft | sorrowful through loss or deprivation "bereft of hope" |
Birth Control Device | |
Breeding |
View all cognitive synonyms for Paternal
Antonym | Definition |
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Filial | relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring "filial respect" |
Anagram | Definition |
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Prenatal | occurring or existing before birth "the prenatal period" "antenatal care" |
Parental | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent "parental guidance" |
Paternal | relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent "parental guidance" |
View English words with the unique letters used in paternal. Words With The Letters Aelnprt
Paternal Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With L
- Spelled With / Contains Letters