storge

Pronunciation: /ˈstɔːɡi/

The English word “storge” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

Natural affection or love, especially of parents for their children.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek στοργή (storgḗ, “affection, love (especially of parents and children)”), from στέργω (stérgō, “to love (chiefly of non-sexual affection); to show affection”) (from Proto-Indo-European *sterg- (“to cover; to protect”)) + -η (-ē, suffix forming action nouns).

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