Paternally

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Paternally \Pa*ter"nal*ly\, adv.
     In a paternal manner.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  paternally
       adv : in a paternal manner; "he behaves very paternally toward his
             young bride"