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to place in a fatherly role That's still the incorrect use of the word, and I don't care if I get downvoted again. Paternalizing refers to the act of treating
by byoung2 16y ago
to place in a fatherly role
That's still the incorrect use of the word, and I don't care if I get downvoted again. Paternalizing refers to the act of treating someone like a father (e.g. "After the death of his father, Bobby grew to paternalize his older brother").
- jacquesm 16y agoAh, I get you now, so it's the reverse, someone is not paternalizing when they treat you as though they are your father ,but you are paternalizing if you treat someone as though they are your father, is that what you're saying?