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defense
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disciplining
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escort
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genetic
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guardian
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guardianship
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heritable
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inheritable
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kind of instinct(expression, idiom)
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liberalizing
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maternal tenderness(expression, idiom)
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matrilineal
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merciful
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parental love(expression, idiom, love)
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parents
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patrimonial(adjective, ancestral)
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patron
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patronymic
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preservative
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protecting
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