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FATHERLY
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I. (adjective)
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Meaning:
Like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
Synonyms:
fatherlike; fatherly
Classified under:
Similar:
paternal (characteristic of a father)
Derivation:
father (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father))
fatherliness (the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father)
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