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Fatherliness

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fa·ther·ly  (fär-l)
adj.
1. Of, like, or appropriate to a father: fatherly love.
2. Showing the affection of a father.
adv.
In a manner befitting a father.
father·li·ness n.
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Noun1.fatherliness - the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears"
paternal quality
parental quality - a quality appropriate to a parent


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