paternal
🇺🇸
/pəˈtɜːrnl/
🇬🇧
/pəˈtɜːnl/
adjective
R
relating to a father or his qualities
He showed a paternal concern for the younger workers.
他表现出对年轻工人的父亲般的关心。
R
related to your father's side of the family
She met her paternal uncle for the first time.
她第一次见到了她的伯父。
translation
父亲的, 父系的