3
friendly(adjective, benevolence)
3
hereditary(adjective, kindred)
3
loving
3
overprotective(adjective, care, attention, protection)
3
sisterly(adjective, benevolence, kindred)
3
solicitous(adjective, paternal)
3
tender(adjective, adverb, kind, parent, paternal)
2
amiable
2
father
2
fraternal(adjective, benevolence, kindred)
2
good
2
paternalistic
2
sympathetic
2
understanding
2
well-meaning
1
agnatic
1
akin(adjective, kindred)
1
ancestorial
1
concerned(adjective, protective)
1
consanguine(adjective, kindred)
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