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paternal meaning in French

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paternal (fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

paternel◼◼◼adjectif

paternal (of or pertaining to one's father)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

paternel◼◼◼adjectif

paternal (received or inherited from one's father)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

paternel◼◼◼adjectif

paternal aunt [paternal aunts] (the sister or sister-in-law of someone's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ɑːnt]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈænt]

tante◼◼◼nom {f}

tatie [informal]nom {f}

paternal custody (arrangement in which the father has the custody of a child)
noun

garde paternelle◼◼◼nom {f}

paternal grandfather (one's father's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

grand-père paternel◼◼◼nom {m}

paternal grandmother (one's father's mother)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.ə(r)]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡræn ˌmʌð.r̩]

grand-mère paternelle◼◼◼nom {f}

paternal uncle [paternal uncles] (brother of one's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈʌŋk.l̩]

oncle◼◼◼nom {m}

oncle paternel◼◼◼nom {m}

tonton [informal]nom {m}