Affectionate
Affectionate adjective - Feeling or showing love.
Maternalistic and affectionate are semantically related. in brotherly topic. In some cases you can use "Maternalistic" instead an adjective "Affectionate".
Nearby Words: affection, affectionately
Maternalistic
Maternalistic adjective - Showing maternal instincts.
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Synonyms for Maternalistic
Affectionate and maternalistic are semantically related. You can use "Affectionate" instead an adjective "Maternalistic".
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Related pairs
- loving and affectionate
- loving and maternalistic
- understanding and affectionate
- understanding and maternalistic
- tender and affectionate
- tender and maternalistic
- devoted and affectionate
- devoted and maternalistic
- kind and affectionate
- kind and maternalistic
- gentle and affectionate
- gentle and maternalistic
- warm and affectionate
- warm and maternalistic
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