affection
Cross references: 1. feeling 1. af.fec.tion \*-'fek-sh*n\ n [ME, fr. MF affection, fr. L affection-, affectio, fr. aff]ectus, pp. 1: a moderate feeling or emotion 2: tender attachment : LOVE obs 3: PARTIALITY, PREJUDICE 4: the feeling aspect of consciousness 5a: PROPENSITY, DISPOSITION archaic 5b: AFFECTATION 2. affection n 1: the action of affecting : the state of being affected 2a1: a bodily condition 2a2: DISEASE, MALADY 2b: ATTRIBUTE