Gentle
Paternal
Paternal adjective - Characteristic of a father.
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Synonyms for Paternal
Gentle and paternal are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Gentle" instead an adjective "Paternal".
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Paternal and Gentle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 03, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/paternal
Gentle & Paternal. N.p., 2016. Web. 03 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/paternal>.
Paternal or Gentle. 2016. Accessed August 03, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/gentle/paternal.
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