Fatherliness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The property of being fatherly. uncountable
  2. 2
    the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
fatherhoodpaternal qualitypaternity

Etymology

From fatherly + -ness.

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