paternal
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Paternal, protective, by turns gruff and caring, and more or less insane, the good doctor is the latest take on Victor Frankenstein, the mad scientist of Mary Shelley’s archetypal horror novel.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2023
“Sculptures are usually made for the dead, and Diego is alive,” said Alberto Perez, who heads the historical committee of La Paternal, the small Buenos Aires neighborhood where the statue is located.
From Washington Times • Oct. 31, 2018
A Paternal Pull, Found Unexpectedly in Uganda Here is the kind of life that Johnny O’Callaghan used to lead.
From New York Times • May 13, 2013
Paternal care is uncommon in promiscuous mammals where it is not obvious which male actually is the father.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2013
For many a year, and many an Age, While History on her ample page The virtues shall enroll Of that Paternal Soul!
From Abraham Lincoln An Horatian Ode by Stoddard, Richard Henry
Vocabulary lists containing paternal
It's All in the Family
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Father's Day Words
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