adj. fond of sb/sth
VERBS
▪ be , seem
▪ become , grow
▪ remain
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ especially , genuinely , immensely ( esp. BrE ), particularly
▪
She seems genuinely ~ of the children.
Fond is used with these nouns: ↑ farewell , ↑ memory , ↑ parent , ↑ recollection