Paternal vs. Fraternal

Paternaladjective

Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family

Paternaladjective

Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

Paternaladjective

Received or inherited from one's father.

Paternaladjective

Acting as a father

Paternaladjective

Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.

Paternaladjective

Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate.

Paternaladjective

belonging to or inherited from one's father;

Paternaladjective

characteristic of a father

Paternaladjective

relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;

Paternaladjective

related on the father's side;

Fraternaladjective

Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.

Fraternaladjective

Of or pertaining to a fraternity.

Fraternaladjective

Platonic or friendly.

Fraternaladjective

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

Fraternalnoun

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

Fraternalnoun

A fraternal twin.

Fraternaladjective

Of, pertaining to, or involving, brethren; becoming to brothers; brotherly; as, fraternal affection; a fraternal embrace.

Fraternaladjective

of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men;

Fraternaladjective

(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;

Fraternaladjective

like or characteristic of or befitting a brother;