"paternal" in German paternal väterlich Detailed translations for "paternal" paternal paternal(also: fatherly) väterlich{adjectiv} That's downright paternal of you, marcel. Source: opensubtitles.org Corpus by OPUS Request review Das ist ja geradezu väterlich von dir, Marcel. English synonyms for "paternal" paternal {a} maternal parental paternal {s} agnate agnatic