paternal

Adjective

• related on the father's side
  • a paternal aunt
    

• relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent
  • parental guidance
    

• characteristic of a father

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

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  agnate , agnatic , parental , maternal
• Antonyms: 
  filial , maternal