FATHERLINESS

fatherliness, paternal quality

(noun) the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; “the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

fatherliness (uncountable)

The property of being fatherly.

Source: Wiktionary


Fa"ther*li*ness, n. Etym: [From Fatherly.]

Definition: The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

25 October 2024

SUPERIORITY

(noun) displaying a sense of being better than others; “he hated the white man’s superiority and condescension”


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, on 25 September 2016, the Birla Institute of Management Technology (India) in Uttar Pradesh, India, constructed the largest coffee cups pyramid consisting of 23,821 cups. They used paper takeaway coffee cups to build the pyramid.

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