单词 | fatherly |
释义 | fatherly[ fah-ther-lee ] / ˈfɑ ðər li / SEE SYNONYMS FOR fatherly ON THESAURUS.COM adjectiveof, like, or befitting a father. adverbObsolete. in the manner of a father. Origin of fatherlyFirst recorded before 1000; Middle English faderly, Old English fæderlic. See father, -ly synonym study for fatherly1. 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. OTHER WORDS FROM fatherlyfa·ther·li·ness, nounpseu·do·fa·ther·ly, adverbun·fa·ther·ly, adjectiveWords nearby fatherlyfatherhood, father-in-law, fatherland, father lasher, fatherless, fatherly, father of his country, father of the chapel, Father of the House, Father's Day, father substitute Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for fatherlyBritish Dictionary definitions for fatherlyfatherly / (ˈfɑːðəlɪ) / adjectiveof, resembling, or suitable to a father Derived forms of fatherlyfatherliness, nounCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |
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