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FATHERLY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective

Synonyms:

fatherlike; fatherly

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

paternal (characteristic of a father)

Derivation:

father (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father))

fatherliness (the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father)

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