Paternal
Paternal adjective - Characteristic of a father.
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Synonyms for Paternal
Patrilineal and paternal are semantically related. in fatherly topic. In some cases you can use "Patrilineal" instead an adjective "Paternal", when it comes to topics like on one's father's side. popular alternative
Patrilineal
Patrilineal adjective - Based on or tracing descent through the male line.
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Synonyms for Patrilineal
Paternal and patrilineal are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Paternal" with "Patrilineal", this adjectives are similar.
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Related pairs
- related and paternal
- related and patrilineal
- benevolent and paternal
- benevolent and patrilineal
- fatherly and paternal
- fatherly and patrilineal
- patrimonial and paternal
- patrimonial and patrilineal
- patriarchal and paternal
- patriarchal and patrilineal
- solicitous and paternal
- solicitous and patrilineal
- concerned and paternal
- concerned and patrilineal
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