Editing Storge (section)

{{short description|Familial love, natural or instinctual affection to one such as a family member}}
[[File:Karl Friedrich Lessing, German - The Robber and His Child - Google Art Project.jpg|thumb|[[Karl Friedrich Lessing]]'s ''The Robber and his Child'' (1832)]]
{{Love sidebar|cultural}}

'''Storge''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|s|t|ɔr|ɡ|i}} {{respell|STOR|ghee}};<ref name=collins>{{cite Collins Dictionary|storge}}</ref> {{etymology|grc|''{{wikt-lang|grc|στοργή}}'' ({{grc-transl|στοργή}})|love, affection}}),<ref>{{cite book|first=Walter|last=Hooper|title=C. S. Lewis: A Companion & Guide|year=1996|page=369-70}}</ref> or '''familial love''', refers to natural or instinctual [[affection]],<ref name=collins/><ref name="Strong">{{cite book|vauthors=Strong B, Yarber WL, Sayad BW, Devault C|title=Human sexuality: diversity in contemporary America|edition=6th|publisher=McGraw-Hill|location=New York|year=2008|page=228|isbn=978-0-07-312911-2}}</ref> such as the [[love]] of a parent towards offspring and vice versa.

In [[social psychology]], another term for love between good friends is ''[[philia]]''.<ref name="Strong"/>