| parental(adjective, nature, quality, paternity) | |
| fatherly(adjective, kin, benevolence, kindred) | |
| maternal(adjective, benevolence, kindred, paternity, fatherly) | |
| indulgent(adjective, fatherly) | |
| fatherlike(adjective, kin, fatherly) | |
| supportive(adjective, adverb, protective, maternal, fatherly) | |
| patrimonial(adjective, fatherly, ancestral) | |
| solicitous(adjective, fatherly) | |
| patriarchal(adjective, paternity, fatherly) | |
| benevolent(adjective, fatherly) | |
| agnate | |
| ancestral(adjective, trait, family, kindred, paternity) | |
| concerned(adjective, protective, fatherly) | |
| motherly(adjective, benevolence, kindred) | |
| devoted(adjective, fatherly) | |
| patrilineal(adjective, fatherly) | |
| protective(adjective, adverb, maternal, fatherly, parently) | |
| agnatic | |
| fraternal(adjective, benevolence, kindred) | |
| paternalistic |
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