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fatherly
affectionate, ancestorial, benevolent, caring, friendly, grandmotherly, indulgent, kindly, mother, motherly, parental, patriarchal, sympathetic, warm
Definition
adj.
like or befitting a father or fatherhood
Last update: June 17, 2015
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My Professor is
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to me.
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She stared after him, still perplexed by the hug - a
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or brotherly demonstration of fondness?
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The Mason smiled with his gentle
fatherly
smile.
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His
fatherly
arguments had soon convinced me: I was prepared to hear the blunt truth.
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The secretary, Teddy, came in a
fatherly
way to look after Mr.
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What a
fatherly
State to its expectant widows and orphans.
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"Yes, I suppose that's why I have such a
fatherly
feeling for him."
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He patted her hand with
fatherly
reassurance and passed the matter by.
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