Your English writing platform
Discover LudwigThe phrase "paternal relation" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English
It refers to a family relationship on the father's side. Example: My paternal relation, Uncle John, always gave me the best advice and support throughout my life.
Exact(1)
Marta and the other kids are being coached by the motherly, stressed-out Santa (Pasqualina Scuncia) who has to deal with her complex feelings of betrayal at Don Mario's plans, which climax in his faintly bizarre quest to salvage a crucifix from an abandoned church in his home village – whose elderly priest has an ambiguous, possibly paternal relation with Mario.
Similar(59)
Surprisingly, despite a well-established lower prevalence of multiple sclerosis amongst males, the relative risks were equal among maternal and paternal relations.
We are also unable to say anything about the quality of paternal relations or other qualitative aspects of paternal investment because we were only able to determine if the mother's marriage was no longer intact.
Several father studies examined levels of paternal involvement in relation to the salience of participants' father role as well as participants' satisfaction with, investment in, and self-perceived competence in that role.
We suggested that maternal smoking is more influential than paternal smoking in relation to gestational age and preterm birth.
†Even though we evaluated several paternal factors in relation to breastfeeding exclusivity (e.g., paternal marital status, occupation, smoking habits, etc).
Maternal weight or BMI has been considered in other sex ratio studies [ 31, 47], but to our knowledge this is the first study to consider paternal BMI in relation to the odds of a male birth.
The initial peak of cancer incidence during the first 5 years of life may be due to prenatal exposure of either parent to mutagens, but the role of paternal exposure in relation to childhood cancer is controversial.
Therefore, the main aims of this study were to assess maternal and paternal height in relation to pregnancy length, and to examine whether parental height is associated with risk for pre- or post-term birth.
They have evolved in mammals because of the conflicting interests of maternal and paternal genes in relation to the transfer of nutrients from the mother to her offspring [ 48].
Freud's privileging of paternal and fraternal relations provides the impetus for much of psychoanalytic feminism, as will be discussed below.
Write better and faster with AI suggestions while staying true to your unique style.
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com