fatherly

English

Etymology

From Middle English faderlich, from Old English fæderlīċ ‎(“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadērlīkaz ‎(“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːðəli/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑðɚli/

Adjective

fatherly ‎(comparative more fatherly, superlative most fatherly)

1. Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.

   fatherly advice

2. Characteristic of fathers, paternal.

Translations

characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood

• Armenian: հայրական (hy) ‎(hayrakan)
• Bulgarian: бащински (bg) ‎(baštinski)
• Finnish: isällinen (fi)

• French: paternel (fr)
• German: väterlich (de)
• Greek: πατρικός (el) m ‎(patrikós)
• Latin: paternus

characteristic of fathers, paternal

• Armenian: հայրական (hy) ‎(hayrakan)
• Bulgarian: бащински (bg) ‎(baštinski)
• Finnish: isällinen (fi)

• French: paternel (fr)
• German: väterlich (de)
• Greek: πατρικός (el) m ‎(patrikós)
• Latin: paternus