Phrase Hound found 19 phrases and 17 compound words that contain paternal. The most common are listed below. Open paternal in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 19
- paternal uncleA brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal auntA sister of someone’s father.
- paternal grandfatherUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal grandmotherUsed other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal cousinA child of one's father's sibling
- paternal orphanA child whose father has died.
- paternal custodyAn arrangement whereby only the father has physical and legal custody of a child while the mother has visitation rights. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal grandchildthe child of one's son: a grandchild to whom one is the paternal grandparent
- paternal auntsplural of paternal aunt: A sister of someone’s father.
- paternal cousinsplural of paternal cousin: A child of one's father's sibling
- paternal grandchildrenplural of paternal grandchild: the child of one's son: a grandchild to whom one is the paternal grandparent
- paternal orphansplural of paternal orphan: A child whose father has died.
- paternal unclesplural of paternal uncle: A brother or brother-in-law of one's father. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal grandmothersplural of paternal grandmother: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandmother. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal grandfathersplural of paternal grandfather: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see paternal, grandfather. (This entry is a translation hub.)
- paternal half auntA half-sister of one's father.
- paternal half auntsplural of paternal half aunt: A half-sister of one's father.
- paternal half-uncleA half-brother of one's father.
- paternal half-unclesplural of paternal half-uncle: A half-brother of one's father.
Compound words 17
- paternalizeTo make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.
- antipaternalPertaining to an immune response against the father
- heteropaternalOf different fathers.
- homopaternalOf the same father.
- monopaternalOf the same father.
- unpaternalNot paternal; not befitting a father.
- allopaternalRelating to an allofather
- bipaternalHaving two fathers.
- nonpaternalNot paternal.
- paternaliseAlternative spelling of paternalize: To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.