fatherliness

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

fatherliness
    n 1: the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father;
         "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man
         eased her fears" [syn: {fatherliness}, {paternal quality}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Fatherliness \Fa"ther*li*ness\, n. [From {Fatherly}.]
   The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.
   [1913 Webster]

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