fatherly
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle English faderlich, from Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father + -ly.
Pronunciation[edit]
Adjective[edit]
fatherly (comparative more fatherly, superlative most fatherly)
- Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
- fatherly advice
- Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
Derived terms[edit]
Translations[edit]
characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood
characteristic of fathers, paternal
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Categories:
- English terms inherited from Middle English
- English terms derived from Middle English
- English terms inherited from Old English
- English terms derived from Old English
- English terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- English terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- English words suffixed with -ly
- English 3-syllable words
- English terms with IPA pronunciation
- English lemmas
- English adjectives