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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having the quality or nature of a parent |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, benevolent, benign, caring, comforting, devoted, fatherly, fond, forbearing, gentle, indulgent, kind, loving, maternal, matriarchal, motherly, paternal, patriarchal, protective, sheltering, supportive, tender, warm, watchful |
| Main Entry: | fatherly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | parently |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, benevolent, benign, forbearing, indulgent, kind, kindly, paternal, patriarchal, protective, supportive, tender |
| Antonyms: | maternally, motherly |
| Main Entry: | fatherlike |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | fatherly |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, benevolent, benign, forbearing, indulgent, kind, kindly, parental, paternal, patriarchal, protective, supportive, tender |
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