Both Uses of
paternal
in
Main Street
- So it's decently paternal to imagine you curled at my feet….†
Chpt 13 *
- But when a man held her close at a dance, even when "Professor" George Edwin Mott patted her hand paternally as they considered the naughtinesses of Cy Bogart, she quivered, and reflected how superior she was to have kept her virginity.†
Chpt 21
Definition:
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(paternal as in: paternal attitude) kindness and concern like that of a father -- sometimes implying that it is overly intrusive