Paternal(a.) Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
Paternal(a.) Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.
Paternalism(n.) The theory or practice of paternal government. See Paternal government, under Paternal.
Paternally(adv.) In a paternal manner.
Paternity(n.) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
Paternity(n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
Paternity(n.) Origin; authorship.
Words within paternalisms