Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fatherly"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fatherly \Fa"ther*ly\, a.
1. Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender;
protecting; careful.
You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. --Shak.
2. Of or pertaining to a father.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fatherly
adj 1: like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and
protective [syn: {fatherlike}]
2: showing the affection of a father
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