Used in a Sentence

paternal

How to use paternal in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for paternal.

Editorial note

People tend to treat Apple like this powerful paternal figure.

Examples14
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of paternal gathered in one view.

adjective

belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

adjective

characteristic of a father

adjective

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for paternal.

adjective

belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

adjective

characteristic of a father

adjective

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"

adjective

related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"

Example sentences

1

People tend to treat Apple like this powerful paternal figure.

2

The effect of paternal age on offspring is vastly smaller than that of maternal age.

3

The employer as paternal unit paradigm needs to die.

4

This is why men are given more job offers than women- a man is less likely to go on paternal leave or switch to part time because of 'stress'.

5

Hopefully, the second one will give us remote work, paid paternal leave, 30-day minimum vacations every year, and a hard cap of 50 hours per week.

6

When I say banal, I don't intend to belittle the sheer fking honour of executing paternal obligations, no!

7

The point in the title is valid, but his answer to the original question seems misguided to me: in the time of the bible the only lineage that mattered is the paternal one.

8

You don't see us whine about stuff like "but in Swedish I can much more succinctly express that it's my paternal or maternal grandparent I'm talking about, so I don't want to use English".

9

Only a late 70s hacker with a Unix-class beard can grumble like that, the classic Unix paternal geek attitude of "I'm happy you're using this and learning, but I wish you were smarter about things.

10

That's a nuclear option that immediately invokes every American's maternal/paternal fears.

11

This condescending mollifying paternal tone is a case study of an arrogant recklessly dangerous fool equating the vast resources he directs as equivalent to his own intelligence and competence.

12

Interestingly, the genetic conflict described in the article approaches zero in species with lifetime monogamy because maternal and paternal fitness becomes the same.

13

From the first sentence: "because of random mutations that become more numerous with advancing paternal age".From the sixth paragraph: "The research team found that the average child born to a 20-year-old father had 25 random mutations that could be traced to paternal genetic material.

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Advanced paternal age is a risk factor for childhood conditions such as cleft lip and palate; childhood cancers and congenital heart defects [1]; and neuropsychiatric conditions such as autism [4], schizophrenia [5,6], epilepsy [7], and bipolar disorder [8].

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use paternal in a sentence?

People tend to treat Apple like this powerful paternal figure.

What does paternal mean?

belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

What part of speech is paternal?

paternal is commonly used as adjective.