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Answer for the clue "Affection animals have for their young ", 6 letters:
storge

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Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. parental affection; the instinctive affection which animals have for their young

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Storge \Stor"ge\, n. [NL., from Gr. ?, ?, to love.] Parental affection; the instinctive affection which animals have for their young.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Storge (; στοργή, storgē ), also called familial love , is the Greek word for natural affection—such as the love of a parent towards offspring, and vice versa. Pronounced (store-gae) In social psychology, another term for love between good friends is philia ...