paternalism paternal quality • paternalist · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · paternalism · · Text Latin · · Script 11 · · Length 5 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · 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 m latin small letter m U+006D n latin small letter n U+006E p latin small letter p U+0070 r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074