fatherly

== English == === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈfɑːðəli/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈfɑðɚli/ === Etymology 1 === From Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderlīċ (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-West Germanic *faderlīk, from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father +‎ -ly. Cognate with West Frisian faderlik (“fatherly”), Dutch vaderlijk (“fatherly”), German väterlich (“fatherly”), Danish faderlig (“fatherly”), Swedish faderlig (“fatherly”), Icelandic föðurlegur (“fatherly”) . Doublet of fatherlike. ==== Adjective ==== fatherly (comparative more fatherly, superlative most fatherly) Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood. fatherly advice Befitting of a father; protective, paternal. ===== Derived terms ===== fatherliness unfatherly ===== Translations ===== === Etymology 2 === From Middle English faderly, fadirly, from Old English fæderlīċe (“in a fatherly way, as a father”), equivalent to father +‎ -ly. ==== Adverb ==== fatherly (comparative more fatherly, superlative most fatherly) In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father. === Anagrams === Flaherty