fatherlinessn.
/ˈfɑːðəlɪnᵻs/, U.S. /ˈfɑðərlinᵻs/ The quality of being fatherly; fatherly character, behaviour, or feeling. [In quots. 1546 and 1662 with allusion to Ephesians 3:15; see the note at fatherhood n. 3a.]
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fatherliness1546
paternality1854
1546 W. Hugh Troubled Mans Med. i. sig. G.v The father of mercies, of whome all fatherlynesse in heauen and earthe is named.
1552 J. Cheke Let. 9 Mar. in tr. Gospel St. Matthew (1843) 116 His fatherlines in life, his authoritee in knowlege.
1662 J. Chandler tr. J. B. van Helmont Oriatrike 147 Although a fleshly Father doth give of his own, whence the name of Paternity or fatherliness is given unto him.
1740 Irregular Diss. Du Halde's Descr. China 32 Let him call himself Father never so long, the Storgè of Fatherliness belongs not to him.
1820 L. Hunt Indicator 26 Jan. 124 Ah, young gentleman, said he (for so he called me in the fatherliness of his age).
1856 Literary Churchman 2 90/1 The fatherliness of God, as distinguished from His justice.
1925 Amer. Mercury Jan. 64/1 The little touches of fatherliness in them are more eloquent of the real man than reams of official formalism.
1970 J. L. Briggs Never in Anger i. 60 He extended his fatherliness toward me, as well.
1993 H. Jacobson Roots Schmoots xii. 276 He is sixty-seven, but he makes me feel twice his age. This is the first time I have ever experienced sensations of tenderness, not to say fatherliness, for a judge.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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