8 Letter Words for Paternal
parental, parlante, paternal, prenatal
7 Letter Words for Paternal
alatern, apteral, apteran, arpanet, lateran, pantler, planate, planeta, plantae, plantar, planter, platane, preanal, replant
6 Letter Words for Paternal
alerta, aletap, altern, anteal, antler, antral, apneal, arpent, earlap, enrapt, entrap, lanate, latera, natale, palate, palter, panela, panter, pantle, parale, parate, parent, parnel, partan, parten, patera, petara, planar, planer, planet, planta, platan, platea, platen, plater, pratal, pretan, prlate, pterna, relata, rental, replan, talpae, tarnal, tarpan, teanal, ternal, trapan, trepan
5 Letter Words for Paternal
alane, alant, alate, alert, alpen, altar, alter, anear, anlet, antae, antal, antar, antra, antre, apart, apert, apnea, apter, areal, arena, arent, arepa, arpen, artal, artel, atren, enapt, ental, laten, later, leapt, learn, lepra, lepta, napal, napea, natal, nepal, neral, paean, palar, palea, paler, palet, palta, panel, parae, parel, paren, parle, parte, patel, paten, pearl, peart, pelta, penal, penta, petal, petar, plane, plant, plate, pleat, plena, prana, prate, prela, prent, preta, ranal, ratal, ratan, ratel, reaal, reata, relap, renal, repla, retal, retan, talar, talea, taler, talpa, tapen, taper, tarea, telar, tenla, tepal, terap, terna, trapa, trape
4 Letter Words for Paternal
aarp, alae, alan, alap, alar, alen, alep, anal, anat, anet, anre, anta, ante, apar, aper, area, aren, aret, arle, arna, arte, atap, atar, atle, earl, earn, elan, entr, eral, erat, etna, laen, laer, laet, lana, lane, lant, lare, larn, lata, late, lean, leap, lear, leat, lena, lent, lepa, lerp, nael, nala, nale, napa, nape, nare, natl, natr, neal, neap, near, neat, nepa, paal, paar, pala, pale, palt, pana, pane, pant, para, pare, parl, part, pata, pate, peal, pean, pear, peat, pela, pelt, pent, pern, pert, peta, plan, plat, plea, prat, pret, rale, rana, rane, rant, rape, rapt, rata, rate, real, rean, reap, rent, repl, rept, taal, taar, tael, taen, tala, tale, tana, tane, tapa, tape, tara, tare, tarn, tarp, teal, tean, teap, tear, tela, tepa, tera, tern, terp, trap, trna
3 Letter Words for Paternal
aal, aer, ala, ale, aln, alp, alt, ana, ane, ant, apa, ape, apl, apr, apt, ara, are, arn, art, ate, atp, ean, ear, eat, ela, elt, enl, epa, era, ern, ert, eta, laa, lan, lap, lar, lat, lea, lep, ler, let, lnr, lpn, ltr, naa, nae, nap, nar, nat, nea, nep, net, pal, pan, par, pat, pea, pel, pen, per, pet, pre, prn, pta, pte, ran, rap, rat, rea, rel, rep, rle, rna, rpt, rte, taa, tal, tan, tap, tar, tea, tel, ten, ter, tln, tlr, tra, trp
Definitions for Paternal
[1] characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
[2] of or relating to a father.
[3] related on the father's side: one's paternal grandfather.
[4] derived or inherited from a father: paternal traits.
[5] relating to or characteristic of a father, esp in showing affection, encouragement, etc; fatherly
[6] (prenominal) related through the father his paternal grandfather
[7] inherited or derived from the male parent
Words related to Paternal
benevolent, concerned, protective, solicitous, vigilant, patrimonial, patrilineal
Words nearby Paternal
patently, patentor, pater, pater patriae, paterfamilias, paternal, paternalism, paternity, paternity leave, paternity suit, paternity test
Origin of Paternal
1400–50; late Middle English < Late Latin paternālis, equivalent to Latin patern(us ) paternal (pater father + -nus adj. suffix) + -ālis -al1
Other words from Paternal
pa·ter·nal·ly , adverb
non·pa·ter·nal , adjective
non·pa·ter·nal·ly , adverb
un·pa·ter·nal , adjective
un·pa·ter·nal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Paternal
C17: from Late Latin paternālis, from Latin pater father
Synonyms for Paternal
benevolent, concerned, fatherlike, patrilineal, patrimonial, protective, solicitous, vigilant
