Fonder [adjective]

As George Eliot says: “We get the fonder of our houses if they have a physiognomy of their own, as our friends have.”

A change had come over him since they parted; he had grown fonder of his parents, but colder to her.

The jovial Campers became ever bluffer and heartier and fonder of them as song followed song.

"Absence hasn't made the heart grow any fonder," he reflected.

Marmoset was fonder of riding than walking, so that Grampus had enough to do; but he did not put himself much about.

Though I cannot express my affection in such charming language as this, yet, believe me, no mother was ever fonder of a child.

She might have been a little fonder of him while he was here, I think, instead of making all this mourning now he's gone.

I am agitated, as is proper; and I am fonder of my young wife than is fitting at my age.

The Carrier was in high spirits, good fellow that he was, and fonder of his little wife than ever.

Mr. Gordon listened and advised him frequently, and Bob grew fonder of him all the time.