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mammy collapse: an offensive term for a Black nursemaid in the southern U.S.

parent collapse: a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

matriarch collapse: a female head of a family or tribe; a feisty older woman with a big bosom (as drawn in cartoons)

mummy collapse: a body embalmed and dried and wrapped for burial (as in ancient Egypt)

lovesick collapse: languishing because of love; "strong men behaving like lovesick boys"

filial collapse: relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect"; designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation

fatherly collapse: showing the affection of a father; like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective

ancestral collapse: inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent; "ancestral home"; "ancestral lore"; "hereditary monarchy"; "patrimonial estate"; "transmissible tradition"; of or belonging to or inherited from an ancestor

conjugal collapse: of or relating to marriage or to the relationship between a wife and husband; "connubial bliss"; "conjugal visits"

mother collapse: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"; a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children"; a term of address for a mother superior; a term of address for an elderly woman; a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar; care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband"

husbandly collapse: related to or suited to a husband; "assumed husbandly duties like mowing the lawn"; befitting or characteristic of a husband

maternal collapse: characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers; relating to or derived from one's mother; "maternal genes"

paternal collapse: characteristic of a father; belonging to or inherited from one's father; "spent his childhood on the paternal farm"; "paternal traits"

affectionate collapse: having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"

parental collapse: relating to or characteristic of or befitting a parent; "parental guidance"; designating the generation of organisms from which hybrid offspring are produced

ancestor collapse: someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent)

predecessor collapse: one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office)

adoring collapse: extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent; "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"; showing adoration

dam collapse: female parent of an animal especially domestic livestock; a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea; obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River"

bellwether collapse: sheep that leads the herd often wearing a bell; someone who assumes leadership of a movement or activity

explorer collapse: someone who travels into little known regions (especially for some scientific purpose)

precedent collapse: an example that is used to justify similar occurrences at a later time; a subject mentioned earlier (preceding in time); preceding in time, order, or significance

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