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Paternal Maternal Father Word Describes Pə'Tɜːrnl Adj.父系的 Grandpaents

Front paternal
Pron [pə'tɜːrnl]
Back 【paternal】
adj.父系的
Everyone has two paternal grandpaents and two maternal grandparents.
每个人都有两个属于父系的祖父母和母系的祖父母。
Vocab
paternalcharacteristic of a father

The word paternal describes anything that has to do with fatherhood, like your dad's paternal habit of giving you advice, always including some "when I was a boy..." tales.

Paternal originates from the Old French word of the same spelling, meaning "of a father." For example, your paternal grandparents are your father's parents. (Your mom's parents are your maternal grandparents.) Paternal describes your father specifically, or fatherhood in general, like common paternal activities like father-son fishing trips and making sure the guy who is dating his daughter is respectful and sincere.

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