Collocations for affection - noun

deep, genuine, great, real, special, strong, warm | mutual

feel, have, hold sb in, retain
He was held in great affection by hundreds of students.

display, express, give sb, show (sb) | get, receive | crave, need, want
He just wants a bit of affection.

gain, win
She had tried hard to win his affection.

alienate

with ~
He''ll be remembered with genuine affection.

~ for
I have a deep affection for his mother.

~ to/towards
The teacher showed affection towards all her pupils.

a display of affection
I don''t go in for public displays of affection.

a feeling of affection
a strong feeling of affection

love and affection
I yearn for the love and affection I once had.

the object of sb''s affections
The object of his affections was a young opera singer.

a sign of affection, a show of affection