17
paternal(adjective, adverb, kind, kin, benevolence)
12
benevolent(adjective, adverb, kind, paternal, maternal)
11
patriarchal(adjective, adverb, kind, parent, paternal)
10
benign(adjective, adverb, kind, paternal, maternal)
10
protective(adjective, adverb, kind, paternal, maternal)
10
supportive(adjective, adverb, protective, paternal, maternal)
9
fatherlike(adjective, kin)
8
indulgent(adjective, adverb, paternal, maternal, patriarchal)
8
kind(adjective, adverb, protective, parent, paternal)
7
caring(adjective, friendly, warm, sympathetic, loving)
7
kindly(adjective, adverb, paternal)
7
maternal(adjective, benevolence, kindred, paternal)
7
parental(adjective, nature, quality, paternal)
6
motherly(adjective, benevolence, kindred)
5
protecting
5
warm
4
affectionate(adjective, adverb, kind, parent, paternal)
4
forbearing(adjective, adverb, paternal, maternal, patriarchal)
3
ancestral(adjective, kindred)
3
brotherly(adjective, benevolence, kindred)
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