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/pəˈtɜː.nəl/ · adjective
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family..
paternal grandfather
It was with a natural touch of pride that Norbourne Courtenaye paced his paternal hall, while waiting for his uncle, with whom he was going to ride.
The eldest son was usually given the name of his paternal grandfather, later children those of other relatives.
Divide what? The estate that came from the father to the son. Amongst whom? The paternal brothers. If it means, that paternals and maternals shall now divide, as paternals formerly did, the whole sentence operates nothing; for without, the half blood on both sides, would have taken. But say it establishes a well-known standard to divide by, and that this standard excludes the maternals, then every word, as well as this word "only," has a material effect and energy.
If there are both paternal and maternal uncles and aunts, the maternals take a third, even if there is only one of them, and whether male or female, and the paternals two-thirds, even though there is only one of them, and whether male or female. If the maternals are of one kind, a male has the portion of two females.
Being a stepparent, -grandparent is a tough job that not everyone can do, but obviously the paternals think they're special and love them regardless fo^([sic]) whether they fit in or not. It's out of respect for that position as well as respect for your paternals that you should do this. IMagine^([sic]) how hurt your paternals might feel if you didn't see fit to include their loved one in such a way that seems insignificant to you, but can mean the world to them.
Personally I think one should be consistent. If one decides to use 'av' as the truncated root, one should make up 'avcxjo' and 'avnjo'. If one decides to start from 'avi[n]', one should then make up 'avicxjo' and 'avinjo'. Of course it is quite possible to use one set for the paternals and the other for the maternals.
Well, actually, that ain't "Mother, Father". "To the maternals, to the paternals." or "From the maternals, from the paternals.".
Use paternal when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Paternal means Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family..
Common synonyms include agnate, maternal, fatherly, parental.
Possible antonyms include filial, maternal.
paternal grandfather
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