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Paternal quality

Paternal quality Meaning & Definition
Paternal quality Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Paternal quality?

[n] the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Paternal quality: fatherliness

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See Also | parental quality

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