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[ noun ] the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father

Synonyms

paternal_quality

Examples

: "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears"

Related terms

parental_quality paternal

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Similar Spelling

fatherless fatherlike featherless featherlike fatherland

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