fatherly
Meanings
adj
- Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
- Befitting of a father; protective, paternal.
adv
- In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.
Pronunciation
Word forms
Etymology
From Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-West Germanic *faderlīk, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father + -ly. Cognate with West Frisian faderlik (“fatherly”), Dutch vaderlijk (“fatherly”), German väterlich (“fatherly”), Danish faderlig (“fatherly”), Swedish faderlig (“fatherly”), Icelandic föðurlegur (“fatherly”) . Doublet of fatherlike.
Derived words
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