parental love
collocation in Englishmeaningsofparentalandlove
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parental
adjective
uk/pəˈren.təl/us/pəˈren.t̬əl/
relating to parents or to being ...
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love
noun
uk/lʌv/us/lʌv/
the feeling of liking another adult very much and being romantically and sexually attracted to them, or strong feelings of liking a friend or person in ...
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(Definition ofparentalandlovefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The key premise in the argument, and the one which marks a significant difference between love for a partner andparentallove, is (2).
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Even if the any incumbent model accurately captures our everyday concept ofparentallove, the deeper issue is whether that everyday concept is defensible.
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And from this, it will follow that the any incumbent model is an inaccurate account ofparentallove.
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It doesn't make sense to reckon the ethical relevance ofparentalloveas an intrinsic value in this way.
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Showing this to be the case will again involve my comparingparentallovewith a proper love for one's partner.
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What kind of reason is that for abandoning the commitment ofparentallove?
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Parentalloveis to be understood as conforming to the any incumbent model.
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If this last claim strikes us as odd, that might simply be because we continue unreflectively to cleave to an outdated notion ofparentallove.
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It is for the reader to determine whether these austere measures reflectparentalloveor were extreme.
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It might seem, then, that our current concept ofparentallovestands in need of modification.
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While the gendering effect of 'papa' is mild (a female singer could easily exchange 'papa' for 'mama'), the connotedparentalloveseems important.
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This last feature of the any incumbent model ofparentallovemarks a notable contrast with the sort of love that it is proper to have for one's partner.
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With a growing child the sense of security is fed byparentalloveand affection.
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In conclusion, let us never forget that no childcare services, however good they may be, can replaceparentalloveand affection.
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A child's early environment, which includesparentalloveand discipline and the inculcation of good values affects that child, as we all know, for life.
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The absence ofparentalloveis psychologically damaging and destabilising.
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There are many children of highly educated parents who are still greatly deprived ofparentallove.
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In nine cases out of ten they do it because they cannot have children of their own and are imbued withparentallove.
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Butparentalloveand control are most important for young people.
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