Paternal Father ə One's Pa·Ter·Nal Adjective Latin Paternus

pa·ter·nal
\\pə-ˈtər-n^əl\\ adjective1.
  a. of or relating to a father
  b. like that of a father
      paternal benevolence
2. received or inherited from one's male parent
3. related through one's father
    paternal grandfather
• pa·ter·nal·ly \\-n^əl-ē\\ adverb

paternal
  early 15c., from O.Fr. paternal "of a father" (12c.), from M.L. paternalis, from L. paternus "of a father," from pater (see father).

paternal
pa·ter·nal / pE5tE:nl; NAmE -5tE:rnl / adjective1. connected with being a father; typical of a kind father
   父亲的；慈父般的:
   paternal love
   父爱
   He gave me a piece of paternal advice.
   他给了我慈父般的忠告。
2. related through the father's side of the family
   父系的:
   my paternal grandmother (= my father's mother)
   我的祖母
• pa·ter·nal·ly adv.:
   He smiled paternally at them.
   他像慈父一样对他们微笑着。
⇨ compare

maternal

pa·ter·nal
\pəˈtərn^əl, -tə̄n-, -təin-\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin paternalis, from paternus paternal (from pater father) + -alis -al — more at
1. : of or relating to a father : evincing a father's care or solicitude :
 < his smile was almost paternal — Kenneth Roberts >
2. : belonging to or received or inherited from one's father
 < passed his childhood on the paternal farm — Current Biography >
3. : related (as an ancestor) through one's father
 < paternal grandfather >

• pa·ter·nal·ly \-^əlē, p^əli\ adverb