Difference between Paternal and Fraternal

What is the difference between Paternal and Fraternal?

Paternal as an adjective is of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family; as, "paternal grandfather" (one's father's father). while Fraternal as an adjective is of brothers (fraternal twins)

Paternal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of or pertaining to one's father, his genes, his relatives, or his side of a family; as, "paternal grandfather" (one's father's father). Fatherly; behaving as or characteristic of a father. Received or inherited from one's father. Acting as a father; as in "paternal filicide" (murder of a son committed by his father).

Fraternal

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: Of brothers (fraternal twins)Related through a brother (fraternal nephew)In need of a brother or sister or friend.Like brothers (fraternal cousins)Friendly or brotherly (e.g. fraternal relations between socialist parties in different countries).platonic (as fraternal love - brotherly love)

Example sentence: I'm grateful to have the trust and support of Kentucky's Fraternal Order of Police.

We hope you now know whether to use Paternal or Fraternal in your sentence.

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