PATERNAL


Meaning of PATERNAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ pəˈtə:nl ]

adj. 1 of or like or appropriate to a father. 2 fatherly. 3 related through the father. 4 (of a government etc.) limiting freedom and responsibility by well-meant regulations. øøpaternally adv. [LL paternalis f. L paternus f. pater father]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.