fatherly

fa·ther·ly

 (fä′thər-lē)

adj.

1. Of, like, or appropriate to a father: fatherly love.

2. Showing the affection of a father.

adv.

In a manner befitting a father.

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fa′ther·li·ness n.

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fatherly

(ˈfɑːðəlɪ)

adj

of, resembling, or suitable to a father

ˈfatherliness n

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fa•ther•ly

(ˈfɑ ðər li)

adj.

1. of, like, or befitting a father.

adv.

2. in the manner of a father.

[before 1000]

fa′ther•li•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

fatherly - like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective fatherlike paternal - characteristic of a father

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fatherly

adjective paternal, kind, kindly, tender, protective, supportive, benign, affectionate, indulgent, patriarchal, benevolent, forbearing He took my arm in a fatherly way.

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fatherly

adjective

Like a father:

fatherlike, paternal.

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Translations

أَبَوي

otcovský

faderlig

väterlich

isällinen

paternel

atyai

föîurlegur

faderlig

baba gibibabacan

父亲般的

fatherly

[ˈfɑːðəlɪ] ADJ [person] → paternal; [advice, behaviour] → paterno

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fatherly

[ˈfɑːðə^rli] adj [person, figure] → paternel(le); [advice] → paternel(le)Father's Day n → fête f des Pères

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fatherly

adj → väterlich, wie ein Vater

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fatherly

[ˈfɑːðəlɪ] adj → paterno/a

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father

(ˈfaːðə) noun

1. a male parent, especially human. Mr Smith is her father. vader, pa أب، والِد баща pai otec der Vater far πατέραςpadre isa پدر isä pèreאב पिता otac, tata apa ayah faðir padre 父親 아버지 tėvas tēvs bapa vaderfarojciec پلار pai tată отец otec oče otac far บิดา baba 父親 батько باپ ، والد cha; bố 父亲

2. (with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest. I met Father Sullivan this morning. priester أب، كاهِن отец padre otec der Pater fader; pater πατήρ (για ιερέα) padre isa کشیش isä (révérend) Père כומר पादरी की पदवी svećenik atya Romo prestur, preststitill Padre 神父 신부(神父) Tėvas Tēvs paderi paterFader, paterojciec ملا روحانی padre Părinte отец; батюшка páter oče otac fader, pater พระในศาสนาคริสต์ papaz, peder 神父 батюшка رومن کیتھولک پادری کا لقب cha cố 神父

3. a person who begins, invents or first makes something. King Alfred was the father of the English navy. vader أبو، مُبْتَدِئ، مُنْشِئ основоположник pai otec der Urheber grundlægger ιδρυτής, δημιουργός, πατέραςpadre isa بنیان گذار alkuunpanija père אָבִי הַ- प्रणेता začetnik vminek az atyja bapak stofnandi, upphafsmaður padre 創始者 발명가, 창시자 tėvas, pradininkas radītājs; dibinātājs bapa grondleggerfarojciec بنا ايښودونكي pai părinte, întemeietor родоначальник otec oče otac fader, upphovsman ผู้ริเริ่ม kurucu, mucit 奠基人，創使人（如:...之父） родоначальник, прародитель کسی نظریہ یا شے کا اختراع کرنے وال شخص tổ tiên; ông tổ 奠基人，创始者（….之父）

verb

to be the father of. King Charles II fathered a number of children. verwek, vader staan vir, verantwoordelik wees vir يُنْجِب ставам баща на ser pai/gerar zplodit, být otcem zeugen være far til είμαι, γίνομαι πατέρας engendrar isa olema سرپرستی کردن siittää engendrer לְהוֹלִיד पिता बनना biti (vladati se kao) otac nemz menjadi ayah feðra; vera faðir (e-s) fare da padre 父となる …의 아버지가 되다 būti tėvu radīt; būt par tēvu menjadi bapa vader zijn van være far til, avle, fostre spłodzić سر پرستی کول ser pai/gerar a zămisli быть отцом splodiť zaploditi biti otac avla, vara far till เป็นพ่อ baba olmak, babalık yapmak 當...的父親 бути батьком کسی کا والد ہونا là cha của (ai); sinh ra 当...的父亲

ˈfatherhood noun

the state or condition of being a father. Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood. vaderskap أبُوَّه бащинство paternidade otcovství die Vaterschaft faderskab πατρότηταpaternidad isadus پدری isyys paternitéאבהות पितृत्व očinstvo apaság fungsi ayah faðerni; föðurhlutverk paternità 父であること 아버지로서의 자격 tėvystė tēva stāvoklis menjadi seorang bapa vaderschapfarskapojcostwo پلارولى paternidade paternitate отцовство otcovstvo očetovstvo očinstvo faderskap ความเป็นพ่อ babalık 父親的身份 батьківство ابویت cương vị làm bố 父亲的身份

ˈfatherly adjective

like a father. He showed a fatherly interest in his friend's child. vaderlik أَبَوي бащински paternalmente otcovský väterlich faderlig πατρικόςpaternal isalik پدرانه isällinen paternel אַבהִי पिता तुल्य očinski atyai kebapakan föðurlegur paterno 父親のような 아버지다운 tėviškas tēva-; tēvišķīgs sifat kebapaan vaderlijkfaderlig ojcowski پلارولى paternalmente părin­tesc отцовский otcovský očetovski očinski faderlig เหมือนเป็นพ่อ babacan, baba gibi 父親般的 батьківський والد کی طرح như hoặc điển hình cho một người cha 父亲般的

ˈfather-in-law noun

the father of one's wife or husband. skoonpa حَمو тът/свекър sogro tchán der Schwiegervater svigerfar πεθερόςsuegro äi پدر زن؛ پدر شوهر appi beau-pèreחם श्वसुर, ससुर tast, svekar após bapak mertua tengdafaðir suocero 義理の父 시아버지 uošvis vīratēvs; sievastēvs bapa mertua schoonvadersvigerfarteść خصر sogro socru тесть; свекор svokor tast svekar ili tast svärfar พ่อตา; พ่อสามี kayın peder 岳父(妻子的父親)，公公(丈夫的父親) свекор; тесть سسر bố vợ; bố chồng 岳父，公公

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