Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Parental and affectionate are semantically related In some cases you can use "Parental" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Parental
Parental adjective - Relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent.
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Synonyms for Parental
Affectionate and parental are semantically related in having the quality or nature of a parent topic. You can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Parental".
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Related pairs
- loving and affectionate
- loving and parental
- sympathetic and affectionate
- sympathetic and parental
- tender and affectionate
- tender and parental
- devoted and affectionate
- devoted and parental
- kind and affectionate
- kind and parental
- gentle and affectionate
- gentle and parental
- warm and affectionate
- warm and parental
Both words in one sentence
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Tiki in Fire Emblem Akaneia calls her Parental Substitute Bantu "Ban-Ban" and later calls Marth "Mar-Mar" (this is an adaptation of her use of affectionate honourifics in the Japanese version).
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Parental Sexuality Squick: Louis and Jessica gross the kids out whenever they kiss or even say affectionate things to each other in front of them.
Source: Series / Fresh Off the Boat -
To the point where he never left his office Parental Substitute: Even though April has two very loving, affectionate parents, she feels a kinship to Ron and vice versa because of a shared stoicism and aversion to interacting socially with other people.
Source: Series / Parks and Recreation
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