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fatherlike

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Adj.1.fatherlike - like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
fatherly
paternal - characteristic of a father
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He was our respected fatherlike figure - always there for every one of us whenever we needed him.
SAYING GOODBYE TO SIR, WITH LOVE TEACHER TAUGHT, EARNED RESPECT by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
Then [Howie] meets Big John, who becomes like a fatherlike figure to him.
The truth in L.I.E by Steele, Bruce C. / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
But along with this increased emotional maturity and fulfillment has come the recognition of an untapped resource of love that feels fatherlike to me, a bounty of feeling that is just waiting to be lavished upon a child.
My Ticking Biological Clock by GALVIN, PETER / The Advocate (The national gay & lesbian newsmagazine)
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