The current trend in the U.S. is to infuse a pejorative overtone to "paternalism". Is the custom to celebrate "Happy Fathers Day" obsolete? Such would imply that paternity and paternalism are no longer relevant to patriotism nor have a role in educating youngsters regarding expected patterns of behavior. The notions in the array of words that follow may illuminate your own:
Father
Paternity
Pattern
Paternalism
Patrimony
Patriot
Parent
Parturition
Parenthood
Ideas-meanings are further explored in the overview and words shown in upper-left column.
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