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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024fa•ther•ly (fä′ᵺər lē),USA pronunciation adj. - of, like, or befitting a father.
adv. - [Obs.]in the manner of a father.
- Middle English faderly, Old English fæderlic. See father, -ly bef. 1000
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged Fatherly, paternal refer to the relationship of a male parent to his children. Fatherly has emotional connotations; it always suggests a kind, protective, tender, or forbearing attitude:fatherly advice.Paternal may suggest a kindly, proprietary attitude:paternal interest;
but it may also be used objectively, as a legal and official term:his paternal grandmother; paternal estate.
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