Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful.
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Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
Of or pertaining to a father; fatherly; showing the disposition of a father; guiding or instructing as a father; as, paternal care.
Open English WordNet links these adjective senses as similar in meaning; they are not necessarily interchangeable.
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