4
parental
4
producer(noun, cause, source, derivation, paternity)
3
dam
3
derivation(noun, cause, start, influence, point)
3
engender(verb, form, craft, make, get)
3
engenderer(noun, paternity)
3
erect(verb, form, make, develop, start)
3
fatherly
3
forbear
3
forebearer(noun, relative, author, pop, ancestor)
3
foregoer
3
foster
3
nurture
3
pater
3
paterfamilias(noun, paternity)
3
paternal(adjective, parental)
3
provenience(noun, cause, start, influence, point)
3
relative
3
spring(noun, cause, start, point, source)
2
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