Antonyms of adj maternalistic

1 sense of maternalistic

Sense 1
maternalistic -- (showing maternal instincts)

INDIRECT (VIA maternal) -> paternal -- (characteristic of a father)

Similarity of adj maternalistic

1 sense of maternalistic

Sense 1
maternalistic -- (showing maternal instincts)
       => maternal (vs. paternal) -- (characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers)