paternally
adverb
uk/pəˈtɜː.nəl.i/us/pəˈtɝː.nəl.i/in a way that istypicalof or like afather,especiallyakindfather:
父亲地;父亲般地Hesmiledat her paternally.他对她露出了慈父般的微笑。
in a way that comes from orrelatesto someone'sfatheror hissideof thefamily:
父亲一方地;父系地maternallyand paternallyinheritedchromosomes遗传自父母的染色体
paternallylinkedcousins父亲一方的表亲
See
paternal
Compare
maternally
- HepattedAngelo'sshoulderpaternally.
- "Don'tworry, it'll come," I said paternally.
- Hesatin hisofficepaternallysurveyinghisteam.
- Themalecatbehavedpaternally towards thekittens.
- a paternallyderivedchromosome
Family: relations in general
- anti-family
- aunt
- auntie
- baby daddy
- biologically
- father
- fatherhood
- filial
- first cousin
- fraternal
- kinship
- kinsman
- kinswoman
- kith and kin
- long-lost
- relative
- removed
- second cousin
- sib
- sibling
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