NOUN | attribute | paternal quality, fatherliness | the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father |
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Meaning | The benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father. | |
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Synonym | fatherliness | |
Attributes | paternal | characteristic of a father |
Broader | parental quality | A quality appropriate to a parent |
Spanish | cualidad paternal, instinto paternal, paternalismo | |
Catalan | qualitat paternal |
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