Fatherly Synonyms and Antonyms

fä'thər-lē

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Synonyms for Fatherly

kind
Affectionate, showing benevolence.
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paternal
Relating to or characteristic of a father or fatherhood; fatherly.
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patriarchal
Relating to a system run by males, rather than females.
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benevolent
Having a disposition to do good.
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protective
(Econ.) Serving or intended to protect domestic products, industries, etc. against foreign competition
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kindly
Agreeable; pleasant:
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indulgent
The definition of indulgent is someone who is lenient or who gives into whims and desires.
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forbearing
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering: as, a forbearing temper.
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caring
Feeling and exhibiting concern and empathy for others.
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wise
Having information; informed
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parental
(Genetics) of the generation of organisms that produce a hybrid
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fatherlike
Having the qualities of a father
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Antonyms for Fatherly

motherly
acting as a male parent
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Words Related to Fatherly

kin
Related, as by blood
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filial
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Fatherly Sentence Examples

  • The Mason smiled with his gentle fatherly smile.

  • His frame was slight, his hair silvered, his smile fatherly.

  • Lately his actions were more fatherly than anything else.

  • Seeing the look on his face, the grizzled warrior's voice grew fatherly.

  • He is also wrongly described as a relative of Archbishop Abbot, from whom he acknowledges very gratefully, in the first of his epistles dedicatory of A Hand of Fellowship to Helpe Keepe out Sinne and Antichrist (1623, 4to), that he had "received all" his "worldly maintenance," as well as "best earthly countenance" and "fatherly incouragements."

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