Fatherly

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Fatherly \Fa"ther*ly\, a.
     1. Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender;
        protecting; careful.
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              You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. --Shak.


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     2. Of or pertaining to a father.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  fatherly
       adj 1: like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and
              protective [syn: {fatherlike}]
       2: showing the affection of a father

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  28 Moby Thesaurus words for "fatherly":
     affectionate, amiable, ancestorial, ancestral, benevolent, benign,
     caring, fatherlike, friendly, grandfatherly, grandmotherly,
     grandparental, indulgent, kind, kindly, maternal, mother,
     motherlike, motherly, parent, parental, paternal, patriarchal,
     protective, sympathetic, understanding, warm, well-meaning