The difference between Paternal and Sororal

When used as adjectives, paternal means of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family, whereas sororal means of or pertaining to a sister.


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  1. Paternal as an adjective:

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

    Examples:

    "paternal grandfather"

  2. Paternal as an adjective:

    Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father.

  3. Paternal as an adjective:

    Received or inherited from one's father.

  4. Paternal as an adjective:

    Acting as a father

    Examples:

    "paternal filicide"

  1. Sororal as an adjective:

    Of or pertaining to a sister.

  2. Sororal as an adjective:

    Related through someone's sister.

    Examples:

    "a [[sororal nephew]]"

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