paternal quality paternal • paternalism · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · paternal quality · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 16 · · Length 7 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father. Synonyms: fatherliness, paternal quality. Example: "The gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · fatherliness · · Synonym 1 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 q latin small letter q U+0071 r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 u latin small letter u U+0075 y latin small letter y U+0079