Having to do with the father.
Your paternal grandparents would be your father's parents; a man's paternal instincts would be his fatherly instincts, a paternity test would be a test used to determine who a child's father is, etc.
The father's parents are the paternal grandparents. The mother's parents are the maternal grandparents.
how do i write up a petition for termination of paternal rights
Armenian (paternal)Scottish, Dutch (maternal)
मातामही { मम्मो } matamah { mammo } = maternal grandmotherपितामही pitamah = paternal grandmotherमातामह matamaha = maternal grandfatherपितामह pitamaha = paternal grandfather
Sam Glass is Michael's paternal grandfather (Michael's fathers father.
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Maternal means originating from your mother's side of the family (ex. my maternal grandmother). paternal means originating from your father's side of the family (ex. my paternal grandfather)
I read somewhere that "Pickford" was Mary's paternal grandmother's name.
younger female cousin (sharing paternal grandfather)
It means "the fathers of my father are my grandparents."
Your maternal grandmother is the mother of your mother. Similarly your paternal grandmother is the mother of your father, paternal grandfather is father of your father and maternal grandfather is father of your mother.
The noun form for the adjective paternal is paternity.
"Paternal" means "on your father's side". Your paternal great-grandfather would be one of your father's grandfathers.
The grandparents on the father's side of the family
A paternal niece is a niece on the fathers side. For example:my dad's sisters's daughter is my paternal niece
Fatherly would be a synonym, depending on how paternal was used.
if youre referring to a paternity test it would mean the results do not show a high enough percentage to tell who the father is