Rhymes with maternal

ma·ter·nal

M m

journal — a daily record, as of occurrences, experiences, or observations: She kept a journal during her European trip.
kernel — the softer, usually edible part contained in the shell of a nut or the stone of a fruit.
vernal — of or relating to spring: vernal sunshine.

colonel — A colonel is a senior officer in an army, air force, or the marines.
diurnal — of or relating to a day or each day; daily.
eternal — Lasting or existing forever; without end or beginning.
external — Belonging to or forming the outer surface or structure of something.
fraternal — of or befitting a brother or brothers; brotherly.
infernal — hellish; fiendish; diabolical: an infernal plot.
internal — situated or existing in the interior of something; interior.
nocturnal — of or relating to the night (opposed to diurnal).
paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.

lieutenant colonel — a commissioned officer ranking next below a colonel and next above a major.

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