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loving
loving /ˈlʌvɪŋ/ adjective
 Word Family: adjective: lovableUNLOVABLE, loveless, lovely, loving, unloved; noun: love, lover, loveliness., lovey; verb: love; adverb: lovingly
1. [only before noun] behaving in a way that shows you love someone
    loving wife/family/parents etc
    the confidence he had gained from having a warm and loving family
    What that child needs is plenty of loving care.
    He’s very loving and affectionate with his sister.
2. peace-loving/fun-loving/home-loving etc thinking that peace, having fun etc is very important:
    a peace-loving nation
3. done with a lot of care and attention:
    the loving care with which the house has been restored
—lovingly adverb:
    She smiled at him lovingly.
    the plane he had lovingly built