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Paternal
A paternal bond is the human bond between a father and his child.
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Paternal (adjective)
Of or pertaining to one’s father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
“paternal grandfather”
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Paternal (adjective)
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
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Paternal (adjective)
Received or inherited from one’s father.
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Paternal (adjective)
Acting as a father
“paternal filicide”
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Fraternal (adjective)
Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
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Fraternal (adjective)
Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
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Fraternal (adjective)
Platonic or friendly.
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Fraternal (adjective)
Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.
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Fraternal (noun)
A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.
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Fraternal (noun)
A fraternal twin.