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fa·ther·ly    Audio Help   [fah-ther-lee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective
1.of, like, or befitting a father.
–adverb
2.Obsolete. in the manner of a father.
[Origin: bef. 1000; ME faderly, OE fæderlic. See father, -ly]

—Related forms
fa·ther·li·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. Fatherly, paternal refer to the relationship of a male parent to his children. Fatherly has emotional connotations; it always suggests a kind, protective, tender, or forbearing attitude: fatherly advice. Paternal may suggest a kindly, proprietary attitude: paternal interest; but it may also be used objectively, as a legal and official term: his paternal grandmother; paternal estate.
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fa·ther·ly    Audio Help   (fä'thər-lē)  Pronunciation Key 
adj.  
  1. Of, like, or appropriate to a father: fatherly love.
  2. Showing the affection of a father.

adv.   In a manner befitting a father.

fa'ther·li·ness n.
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fatherly

adjective
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective 

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ˈfatherly adjective
like a father
Example: He showed a fatherly interest in his friend's child.
Arabic: أَبَوي
Chinese (Simplified): 父亲般的
Chinese (Traditional): 父親般的
Czech: otcovský
Danish: faderlig
Dutch: vaderlijk
Estonian: isalik
Finnish: isällinen
French: paternel
German: väterlich
Greek: πατρικός
Hungarian: atyai
Icelandic: föðurlegur
Indonesian: kebapakan
Italian: paterno
Japanese: 父親のような
Korean: 아버지 같은
Latvian: tēva-; tēvišķīgs
Lithuanian: tėviškas
Norwegian: faderlig
Polish: ojcowski
Portuguese (Brazil): paternal
Portuguese (Portugal): paternalmente
Romanian: părin­tesc
Russian: отцовский
Slovak: otcovský
Slovenian: očetovski
Spanish: paternal
Swedish: faderlig
Turkish: babacan, baba gibi
See also: father-in-law, fatherhood, father, "fatherly" in any language

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Fatherly

Fa"ther*li*ness\, n. [From Fatherly.] The qualities of a father; parantal kindness, care, etc.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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