Paternal

/pəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəl/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:13 pts8 letters

Definition of Paternal

adjective

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
"paternal grandfather"
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
Received or inherited from one's father.
Acting as a father
"paternal filicide"

Anagrams of Paternal

Exact Anagrams

3 words using all 8 letters:

parental parlante prenatal

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "paternal":

8-LETTER WORDS

parental parlante prenatal

7-LETTER WORDS

apteral planate plantar planter platane preanal replant

6-LETTER WORDS

antler antral apneal arpent earlap enrapt entrap lanate learnt palate palter parent partan planar planer+10 more

5-LETTER WORDS

alane alant alate alert altar alter anear antae antra antre apart apnea apter areal arena

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "paternal" and rearranging:

Related Word Patterns

PA...Words starting with "pa"...ALWords ending with "al"All 8-letter words Unscramble "paternal"

Synonyms & Antonyms

ANTONYMS

maternal

Rhyming Words

aal abacterial abapical abaxial abbatial abdominal aberrational abettal abiological abnormal abomasal aboral aboriginal abstractional abuttal+5 more

Related Words

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