Fraternal vs. Paternal
Difference Between Fraternal and Paternal
Fraternaladjective
Of or relating to brothers
a close fraternal tie.Paternaladjective
Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly.
Fraternaladjective
Showing comradeship; brotherly.
Paternaladjective
Received or inherited from a father
a paternal trait.Fraternaladjective
Of or constituting a fraternity
a fraternal association.Paternaladjective
Related through one's father
my paternal aunt.Fraternaladjective
Roman Catholic Church Of or constituting a mendicant order such as the Dominicans or Franciscans.
Paternaladjective
Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family
paternal grandfatherFraternaladjective
(Biology) Of, relating to, or being a twin developed from two separately fertilized ova; dizygotic.
Paternaladjective
Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.
Fraternaladjective
Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
Paternaladjective
Received or inherited from one's father.
Fraternaladjective
Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
Paternaladjective
Acting as a father
paternal filicideFraternaladjective
Platonic or friendly.
Paternaladjective
belonging to or inherited from one's father;
spent his childhood on the paternal farmpaternal traitsFraternaladjective
(genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.
Paternaladjective
characteristic of a father
Fraternalnoun
A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.
Paternaladjective
relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent;
parental guidanceFraternalnoun
A fraternal twin.
Paternaladjective
related on the father's side;
a paternal auntFraternaladjective
of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men;
a fraternal orderFraternaladjective
(of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova;
fraternal twins are biovularFraternaladjective
like or characteristic of or befitting a brother;
brotherly feelingsclose fraternal ties
