paternal

 
Pronunciation: /pəˈtəːn(ə)l/

adjective

  • 1of or appropriate to a father: he reasserted his paternal authority
  • showing a kindness and care associated with a father; fatherly: my elders in the newsroom kept a paternal eye on me
  • 2 [attributive] related through the father: his father and paternal grandfather were porcelain painters

Derivatives

paternally

adverb

Origin:

late Middle English: from late Latin paternalis, from Latin paternus 'fatherly, belonging to a father', from pater 'father'