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.

Derived terms

• fatherliness
• unfatherly

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

Anagrams

• Flaherty