Affectionately

/əˈfɛkʃənətli/ adverb

In a loving, fond, or tender way that shows care and warmth toward someone.

From Latin 'affectio' (disposition, feeling) plus '-ate' plus '-ly' adverbial suffix. Meaning 'with tender feeling' developed in English by the 1600s.

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