pater
— Noun
– English
~ an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
paterfamilias
— Noun
– English
~ the male head of family or tribe
paternal
— Adjective
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~ relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"
paternal
— Adjective
– English
~ related on the father's side; "a paternal aunt"
paternal
— Adjective
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~ belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"
paternal
— Adjective
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~ characteristic of a father
paternalism
— Noun
– English
~ the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
paternalistic
— Adjective
– English
~ benevolent but sometimes intrusive
paternally
— Adverb
– English
~ in a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his young bride"
paternity
— Noun
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~ the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
paternity
— Noun
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~ the state of being a father; "tests were conducted to determine paternity"
paternity
— Noun
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~ the act of initiating a new idea or theory or writing; "the authorship of the theory is disputed"
paternoster
— Noun
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~ a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in an endless loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor
Paternoster
— Noun
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~ (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'
Paterson
— Noun
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~ a city of northeastern New Jersey
Paterson
— Noun
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~ American Revolutionary leader (born in Ireland) who was a member of the Constitutional Convention (1745-1806)
path
— Noun
– English
~ an established line of travel or access
path
— Noun
– English
~ a line or route along which something travels or moves; "the hurricane demolished houses in its path"; "the track of an animal"; "the course of the river"
path
— Noun
– English
~ a way especially designed for a particular use
path
— Noun
– English
~ a course of conduct; "the path of virtue"; "we went our separate ways"; "our paths in life led us apart"; "genius usually follows a revolutionary path"