English to Maori Meaning of paternal - pāpā

Paternal :

pāpā

adjective

tupuna, pāpā, tuku, tuku iho

Paternal :: te tahaPaternalism :: paternalismPaternalist :: paternalistPaternalists :: paternalistsPaternally :: paternally

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Definitions of paternal in English

Adjective(1) belonging to or inherited from one's father(2) characteristic of a father(3) relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent(4) related on the father's side

Examples of paternal in English

(1) Western tradition dictated that that authority should be paternal .(2) My paternal grandfather came over from England.(3) And his paternal grandfather wasn't exactly a role model, either.(4) Similar to early work in the U.S., no study on paternal involvement has been done using data collected from fathers themselves.(5) Another measurement of paternal effort is the intensity with which the father defends his offspring.(6) Through the modalities of education and support, young fathers may advance in both their level of paternal involvement and their own development.(7) The father's education also may be associated with levels of paternal involvement.(8) Support from the adolescent father's parents may be a particularly important influence on paternal involvement.(9) Of his paternal grandfather, David, who died three years before Ian was born, he knew almost nothing, and it was to the far north that he headed in search of answers.(10) I'm certain it had something to do with his paternal grandfather's three tours of duty there.(11) Max's paternal grandfather was a member of the Red Army and had to carefully hide the fact his wife's parents had been landowners.(12) Her paternal grandfather settled in Singapore more than 70 years ago.(13) These results suggest that paternal expectations motivate fathers' behavior.(14) However, her father, exercising every paternal instinct and right, ordered her out of the boat straight away.(15) He himself is a father and yet, despite his best efforts, his paternal instincts are weird to the extreme.(16) Needless to say, social life is charged with signs that affirm the paternal authority of those in power.

Related Phrases of paternal

(1) paternal grandmother ::

tipuna kuia

(2) paternal grandfather ::

koroua

(3) paternal aunt ::

whaea keke metua

(4) paternal uncle ::

matua keke metua

Related Phrases of paternal

(1) paternal grandmother ::

tipuna kuia

(2) paternal grandfather ::

koroua

(3) paternal aunt ::

whaea keke metua

(4) paternal uncle ::

matua keke metua

Synonyms

Adjective

1. fatherly ::

metua

2. on one's father's side ::

i te taha o papa o tetahi

Different Forms

paternal, paternalism, paternalist, paternalists, paternally

Word Example from TV Shows

Hey, I'm a very PATERNAL person.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 23

Examples of paternal from TV Shows

Hey, I'm a very PATERNAL person.

The Big Bang Theory Season 7, Episode 23

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