avuncularism en · NOUN
Etymology
From avuncular + -ism.
Meanings
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(uncountable) An avuncular attitude.
Their heavy paternalism was in some ways a better thing than the slapdash, half-bogus fraternalism of the French, or the priggish avuncularism of the British.
1952, Harry Hopkins, New world arising:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| avunculism | alternative | lexicographic |