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paternal

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  • Derivative : adv  paternally
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary

paternal [pə'təːnl]
  1. 1. adjective [+responsibility, love] 父亲般的
    paternal grandmother/grandfather
    祖母/父

Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

paternal [pə 'tɝnl] [pə 'təːnl]
  1. 1. adjective 父亲的；父亲般的
  2. 2. adjective 父方的；得自（或传自）父方的
  3. 3. adjective 父系的
    paternal grandparents
    祖父母

Collins English-English Dictionary

paternal [pə't3ːnəl]
  1. 1. adj relating to or characteristic of a father, esp in showing affection, encouragement, etc; fatherly
  2. 2. adj [prenominal] related through the father
    his paternal grandfather
  3. 3. adj inherited or derived from the male parent
  4. 4. adj [Etymology] C17: from Late Latin paternalis, from Latin pater father
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Examples

paternal grandparents
祖父母 → paternal
paternal grandmother/grandfather
祖母/父 → paternal
his paternal grandfather → paternal
从兄弟
cousins on the paternal side; cousins → 从
嫡堂兄弟
(male) cousins of the same paternal grandfather → 嫡堂
父本植株
paternal plant → 父本
父系亲属
paternal relatives → 父系
叔伯兄弟
first or second cousins on the paternal side; cousins → 叔伯
堂兄弟
(male) cousins on the paternal side; cousins → 堂
祖父
(paternal) grandfather → 父
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