| maternal(adjective, nature, quality, paternity, motherly) | |
| paternal(adjective, nature, quality, paternity) | |
| affectionate(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| protective(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| parent | |
| motherly(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| fatherly(adjective, nature, quality, paternal) | |
| tender(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| devoted(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| loving(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| ancestral | |
| fatherlike(adjective, fatherly) | |
| fond(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| patriarchal(adjective, nature, quality, paternity) | |
| watchful(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| benign(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| genitor | |
| guardian | |
| indulgent(adjective, nature, quality) | |
| parents |
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