Paternal vs. Fraternal

By Jaxson

  • 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”

  • Paternal (adjective)

    Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

  • Paternal (adjective)

    Received or inherited from one’s father.

  • Paternal (adjective)

    Acting as a father

    “paternal filicide”

  • Fraternal (adjective)

    Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

  • Fraternal (adjective)

    Of or pertaining to a fraternity.

  • Fraternal (adjective)

    Platonic or friendly.

  • Fraternal (adjective)

    Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.

  • Fraternal (noun)

    A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.

  • Fraternal (noun)

    A fraternal twin.

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