Antonyms of adj paternalistic

1 sense of paternalistic

Sense 1
paternalistic -- (benevolent but sometimes intrusive)

INDIRECT (VIA paternal) -> maternal -- (characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers)

Similarity of adj paternalistic

1 sense of paternalistic

Sense 1
paternalistic -- (benevolent but sometimes intrusive)
       => paternal (vs. maternal) -- (characteristic of a father)