| paternal | (adj) belonging to or inherited from one's father, Example: spent his childhood on the paternal farm; paternal traits |
| paternal | (adj) characteristic of a father, Ant. maternal |
| paternalism | (n) the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good |
| paternalistic | (adj) benevolent but sometimes intrusive |
| paternally | (adv) in a paternal manner, Example: he behaves very paternally toward his young bride |
| agnate | (adj) related on the father's side, Syn. agnatic, paternal, Example: a paternal aunt |
| fatherliness | (n) the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father, Syn. paternal quality, Example: the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears |
| parental | (adj) relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent, Syn. maternal, paternal, Ant. filial, Example: parental guidance |
| 奶奶 | [nǎi nai, ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄞ˙, 奶 奶] (informal) father's mother; paternal grandmother #4,159 [Add to Longdo] |
| 爷爷 | [yé ye, ㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄝ˙, 爷 爷 / 爺 爺] (informal) father's father; paternal grandfather #4,471 [Add to Longdo] |
| 伯 | [bó, ㄅㄛˊ, 伯] father's elder brother; senior; paternal elder uncle; eldest of brothers; respectful form of address #4,619 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑 | [gū, ㄍㄨ, 姑] paternal aunt #9,269 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑姑 | [gū gu, ㄍㄨ ㄍㄨ˙, 姑 姑] paternal aunt #14,156 [Add to Longdo] |
| 祖父 | [zǔ fù, ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ, 祖 父] father's father; paternal grandfather #18,171 [Add to Longdo] |
| 老奶奶 | [lǎo nǎi nai, ㄌㄠˇ ㄋㄞˇ ㄋㄞ˙, 老 奶 奶] (informal) father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother #20,364 [Add to Longdo] |
| 祖母 | [zǔ mǔ, ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ, 祖 母] father's mother; paternal grandmother #21,236 [Add to Longdo] |
| 老爷爷 | [lǎo yé ye, ㄌㄠˇ ㄧㄝˊ ㄧㄝ˙, 老 爷 爷 / 老 爺 爺] (informal) father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather #25,978 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑妈 | [gū mā, ㄍㄨ ㄇㄚ, 姑 妈 / 姑 媽] (coll.) father's married sister; paternal aunt #31,832 [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂弟 | [táng dì, ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄧˋ, 堂 弟] younger male cousin (sharing paternal grandfather) #34,746 [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂兄 | [táng xiōng, ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄥ, 堂 兄] older male cousin (sharing paternal grandfather) #43,987 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑父 | [gū fu, ㄍㄨ ㄈㄨ˙, 姑 父] father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle #44,023 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑爷 | [gū yé, ㄍㄨ ㄧㄝˊ, 姑 爷 / 姑 爺] father's father's sister's husband; paternal grandaunt's husband #46,769 [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂姐 | [táng jiě, ㄊㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄝˇ, 堂 姐] older female cousin (sharing paternal grandfather) #49,010 [Add to Longdo] |
| 祖父母 | [zǔ fù mǔ, ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ ㄇㄨˇ, 祖 父 母] paternal grandparents #50,508 [Add to Longdo] |
| 曾祖父 | [zēng zǔ fù, ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ ㄈㄨˋ, 曾 祖 父] father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather #55,525 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑母 | [gū mǔ, ㄍㄨ ㄇㄨˇ, 姑 母] father's sister; paternal aunt #59,030 [Add to Longdo] |
| 父系 | [fù xì, ㄈㄨˋ ㄒㄧˋ, 父 系] paternal line #62,973 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑丈 | [gū zhàng, ㄍㄨ ㄓㄤˋ, 姑 丈] husband of paternal aunt #72,078 [Add to Longdo] |
| 曾祖 | [zēng zǔ, ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ, 曾 祖] great-grandfather (father of one's paternal grandfather) #73,351 [Add to Longdo] |
| 姑夫 | [gū fu, ㄍㄨ ㄈㄨ˙, 姑 夫] father's sister's husband; husband of paternal aunt; uncle #83,222 [Add to Longdo] |
| 曾祖母 | [zēng zǔ mǔ, ㄗㄥ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ, 曾 祖 母] father's father's mother; paternal great-grandmother #86,984 [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂哥 | [táng gē, ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄜ, 堂 哥] older male cousin (sharing paternal grandfather) #87,661 [Add to Longdo] |
| 叔祖母 | [shū zǔ mǔ, ㄕㄨ ㄗㄨˇ ㄇㄨˇ, 叔 祖 母] wife of paternal grandfather's younger brother #443,381 [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂姊妹 | [táng zǐ mèi, ㄊㄤˊ ㄗˇ ㄇㄟˋ, 堂 姊 妹] father's brother's daughters; paternal female cousin #449,573 [Add to Longdo] |
| 先大母 | [xiān dà mǔ, ㄒㄧㄢ ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄨˇ, 先 大 母] deceased paternal grandmother [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂兄弟 | [táng xiōng dì, ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄥ ㄉㄧˋ, 堂 兄 弟] father's brother's sons; paternal male cousin [Add to Longdo] |
| 堂妹 | [táng mèi, ㄊㄤˊ ㄇㄟˋ, 堂 妹] younger female cousin (sharing paternal grandfather) [Add to Longdo] |