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paternal

adjective as in fatherly

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Luke Emerton found that a number of women on the paternal side had died from breast cancer at a young age - including Hannah's grandmother.

From BBC

The actor-singer, whose mother is of Italian descent, said it took 17 years for her paternal grandparents to get citizenship.

Ms Kelly said she had believed it was in the boys' "best interests" that they got to know their paternal relatives.

From BBC

Claressa’s no-nonsense talent and confidence quickly erase Jason’s prejudices about girls in the ring, and under his gritty, paternal stewardship, she goes on to triumph in the first-ever appearance of women’s boxing at the Olympics.

"We can now see the bigger picture of an individual horse's paternal ancestry."

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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