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| Word | Syllables | Categories |
|---|---|---|
| paternal | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| loving | /x | Noun, Adjective |
| motherly | /xx | Adjective |
| brotherly | /xx | Adjective |
| benevolently | x/xxx | Adverb |
| sisterly | /xx | Adjective |
| wifely | /x | Adjective |
| filial | /xx | Noun |
| gentle | /x | Adjective |
| womanly | /xx | Noun |
| parental | x/x | Adjective |
| manly | /x | Name |
| sternness | /x | Noun |
| gentlemanly | /xxx | Adjective |
| paternalistic | xxx/x | Adjective |
| soldierly | /xx | Adjective |
| childlike | /x | Adjective |
| reverential | xx/x | Adjective |
| affectionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| reverent | /xx | Adjective |
| gruff | / | Adjective |
| maternal | x/x | Adjective |
| boyish | /x | Noun |
| professorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| beneficent | xx/x | Adjective |
| genial | /x | Adjective |
| merciful | /xx | Noun |
| kindly | /x | Adverb, Adjective |
| kingly | /x | Adjective |
| amiable | /xxx | Adjective |
| reverence | /xx | Noun |
| kindliness | /xx | Noun |
| courtly | /x | Adjective |
| dutiful | /xx | Adjective |
| benevolence | x/xx | Noun |
| kind | / | Noun |
| matronly | /xx | Adjective |
| saintly | /x | Adjective |
| gentleness | /xx | Noun |
| solicitous | x/xx | Adjective |
| stoic | /x | Noun |
| reproachful | x/x | Adjective |
| solicitude | x/xx | Noun |
| godly | /x | Adjective |
| disciplinarian | xxx/xx | Noun |
| pious | /x | Adjective |
| protective | x/x | Adjective |
| affable | /xx | Adjective |
| obsequious | x/xx | Adjective |
| authoritarian | xxx/xx | Adjective |
| demonstrative | x/xx | Adjective |
| watchful | /x | Adjective |
| wistful | /x | Adjective |
| officious | x/x | Adjective |
| domineering | xx/x | Adjective |
| nurturing | /xx | Noun |
| guileless | /x | Adjective |
| priestly | /x | Name |
| patriarchal | xx/x | Adjective |
| deferential | xx/x | Adjective |
| chivalrous | /xx | Adjective |
| neighborly | /xx | Adjective |
| jovial | /xx | Adjective |
| affection | x/x | Noun |
| caring | /x | Verb |
| sincere | x/ | Adjective |
| familial | x/x | Adjective |
| solemn | /x | Adjective |
| compassionate | x/xx | Adjective |
| tenderness | /xx | Noun |
| sardonic | x/x | Adjective |
| youthful | /x | Adjective |
| conciliatory | x/xxxx | Adjective |
| macho | /x | Noun |
| girlish | /x | Noun |
| stoical | /xx | Adjective |
| roguish | xx | Adjective |
| providential | xx/x | Adjective |
| dictatorial | xx/xx | Adjective |
| overbearing | /x/x | Adjective |
| daddy | /x | Noun |
| distinctive | x/x | Adjective |
| military | /xxx | Noun |
| scholarly | /xx | Adjective |
| in character | x/xx | Phrase, Adjective |
| handsome | /x | Adjective |
| decorous | /xx | Adjective |
| emotional | x/xx | Adjective |
| alpha | /x | Noun |
| lordly | /x | Adjective |
| authoritative | x/xxx | Adjective |
| characteristic | xxx/x | Noun |
| pat | / | Noun |
| admonitions | xx/x | Noun |
| kindness | /x | Noun |
| advice | x/ | Noun |
| reproof | xx | Noun |
| hug | / | Noun |
| goodness | /x | Noun |
| caress | x/ | Noun |
| providence | /xx | Noun |
| fondness | /x | Noun |
| indulgence | x/x | Noun |
| pride | / | Noun |
| compassion | x/x | Noun |
| protector | x/x | Noun |
| embrace | x/ | Noun |
| condescension | xx/x | Noun |
| blessing | /x | Noun |
| kiss | / | Noun |
| attentions | x/x | Noun |
| lecture | /x | Noun |
| mercy | /x | Noun |
| tone | / | Noun |
| counsel | /x | Noun |
| chat | / | Noun |
| reassurance | xx/x | Noun |
| squeeze | / | Noun |
| mentor | /x | Noun |
| rebuke | x/ | Noun |
| forgiveness | x/x | Noun |
| pity | /x | Noun |
| instincts | /x | Noun |
| smile | / | Noun |
| concern | x/ | Noun |
| correction | x/x | Noun |
| gesture | /x | Noun |
| demeanor | x/x | Noun |
| warmth | / | Noun |
| guidance | /x | Noun |
| pilot | /x | Noun |
| aunt | / | Noun |
| becoming | x/x | Noun, Adjective |
| commiseration | x/xxx | Noun |
| condescending | xx/x | Adjective |
| delight | x/ | Noun, Verb |
| evil | /x | Adjective, Noun, Adverb |
| forgiving | x/x | Adjective, Noun |
| glory | /x | Noun, Verb |
| gratitude | /xx | Noun |
| grief | / | Noun, Verb |
| happiness | /xx | Noun |
| leisure | /x | Noun |
| melancholy | /xxx | Noun, Adjective |
| nothing | /x | Noun, Adverb, Adjective |
| oh | / | Noun, Verb |
| patronising | /xxx | Adjective |
| pleasure | /x | Noun, Verb |
| pluck | / | Verb, Noun |
| puzzlement | /xx | Noun |
| shines | / | Verb, Noun |
| spiritual | /xxx | Adjective, Noun |
| wit | / | Noun, Verb |
| maypole | /x | Noun, Verb |
| girly | /x | Adjective, Noun |
| cloth | / | Noun |
| milestone | /x | Noun, Verb |
| idiomatic | xxx/x | Adjective, Noun |
| pidgin | /x | Noun |
| sfa | x | Name |
| dicky | /x | Name, Adjective |
| butt | / | Noun, Verb |
