paterno
Meanings
Adjective
1. parental
2. paternal
Examples5
Los abuelos paternos de José están muertos.
José's paternal grandparents are dead.
Él es el padre de mi padre. Es mi abuelo paterno.
He's my father's father. He's my paternal grandpa.
Todo niño necesita un padre o una figura paterna en su vida.
Every child needs a father or a father figure in their life.
Ellos son los padres de mi padre, son mis abuelos paternos.
They're my father's parents, so they're my paternal grandparents.
Le compré a mi abuelo de lado paterno una bufanda para su cumpleaños número 88.
I bought a scarf for my grandfather on my father's side for his 88th birthday.