fatherly

English

Etymology

From Middle English faderlich, from Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑːðəli/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈfɑðɚli/

Adjective

fatherly (comparative more fatherly, superlative most fatherly)

Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
fatherly advice
Characteristic of fathers, paternal.

Derived terms

Translations

characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood

Albanian: atëror (sq)
Armenian: հայրական (hy) (hayrakan)
Bulgarian: бащински (bg) (baštinski)
Finnish: isällinen (fi)
French: paternel (fr)
German: väterlich (de)
Greek: πατρικός (el) m (patrikós)

Hebrew: אֲבָהִי‎
Latin: paternus
Lithuanian: tėviškas
Persian: پدرانه‎ (fa) (pedarâne)
Swedish: faderlig (sv)
Tajik: падарона (tg) (padarona)
Turkish: pederane (tr)

characteristic of fathers, paternal

Albanian: atëror (sq)
Armenian: հայրական (hy) (hayrakan)
Bulgarian: бащински (bg) (baštinski)
Finnish: isällinen (fi)
French: paternel (fr)
German: väterlich (de)

Greek: πατρικός (el) m (patrikós)
Hebrew: אֲבָהִי‎
Latin: paternus
Lithuanian: tėvinis
Turkish: pederane (tr)

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