fatherliness
NounSynonyms:
paternal quality
Open English WordNet
Noun (1)
- the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father“the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears”Synonyms: paternal qualityType of parental qualityAttribute of paternal
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
Fa′ther·li·ness noun
Origin: From Fatherly.
The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54