storge
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Storge ( ; ), or familial love, refers to natural or instinctual affection, such as the love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa.
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Storge ( ; ), or familial love, refers to natural or instinctual affection, such as the love of a parent towards offspring and vice versa.
==Extent== Storge is a wide-ranging force which can apply between family members, friends, pets and their owners, companions or colleagues. Love of a country, of a nation, or of a sports team may count as storge.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “storge” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.