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paternal quality
 

Definitions from WordNet

Noun paternal quality has 1 sense
  1. fatherliness, paternal quality - the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears"
    --1 is a kind of parental quality

Definitions from the Web

Paternal Quality

Noun:

1. The characteristic or attribute associated with a father or fatherhood.

Example Sentence: He displayed great paternal quality by always being there for his children.

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Adjective:

1. Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood.

Example Sentence: His paternal quality nature was evident in the way he cared for his family.

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