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avuncular

(adj): resembling a uncle in kindness or indulgence
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10 months ago sarra said: ta!

might do the trick!

10 months ago reesetee said:

Sarra, see materteral. :-)

10 months ago sarra said:

Is there any word which covers the same traits (kindness, experience, generosity, maybe a bit of exuberance) in a female? Matronly is too distanced. Language hacks gladly accepted.

about 1 year ago seanmeade said:

the thing i love about avuncular is its origin in Indo-European pre-history and the probable cultural milieu: the importance of the maternal uncle/grandfather in bringing up a boy in a paternal society.

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