word for "overly fond of one's children"?

[Dennis Baron]

I take "doting" doesn't do the trick?

Dennis

On Jan 20, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Joan Houston Hall wrote:

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> Greetings,
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>         My name is Michael Paris and I am currently a sophomore
> studying
> Linguistics at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.  I have been
> researching, though to no avail, for a word that means "overly fond of
> one's children."  I have found the word "uxorious" which means
> "excessively
> devoted to one's wife," though I have found nothing pertaining to
> children
> (at least nothing not pertaining to the sexual.)  I did come across
> the
> word "pueritious," although I believe it is only a "made-up-word" and
> doesn't quite achieve what I'm looking for as it seems to imply "a
> love of
> the childish."  If you have any answers, suggestions, or contacts
> that may
> know the answer to this question I would greatly appreciate a
> reply.  Thank
> you for your time and consideration, and I hope to hear from you soon.
>
> Sincerely, Michael V. Paris
> University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
> michavin at umich.edu
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