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Showing words for PATERNAL using the English dictionary

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