Natural, instinctive affection.
Natural, instinctive affection — especially that of parents for children and children for parents; the familiar, undemonstrative love that grows out of family life.
Instinctive and kinship-based, unlike eros (desire) or philia (chosen friendship). Rarely used in ancient texts, and almost exclusively for family relationships.
στοργή (storgḗ), from στέργω (“to love,” chiefly non-sexual affection).
Ancient Greek στοργή, from the verb στέργω. The English word is a learned borrowing attested from c. 1600.
Liddell-Scott: “love, affection,” especially of parents and children. Rare in antiquity and chiefly for family bonds. Popularized in modern times by C. S. Lewis's The Four Loves (1960) and adopted as a love-style by John Alan Lee (1973).
Genuinely attested Ancient Greek, but comparatively rare. See the note on the popular “8 loves” framework.