fatherly
English
/ˈfɑːðəli/, /ˈfɑðɚli/
adj
Definitions
- Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
- Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English faderly inherited from Old English fæderlīċ (paternal, fatherly) inherited from Proto-Germanic *fadurlīkaz (fatherly, paternal, fatherlike) affix from English father.
Origin
English
father
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Church Father English
- allofather English
- babyfather English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- co-father English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- father-to-be English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherliness English
- fatherling English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forefather English
- forthfather English
- godfather English
- grandfather English
- highfather English
- housefather English
- lorefather English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- nonfather English
- shriftfather English
- stepfather English
- unfather English
- unfatherliness English
- unfatherly English
- Vater German
- Väterlichkeit German
- väterlich German
- väterlicherseits German
- vader Dutch, Flemish
- vaderlijk Dutch, Flemish
- *fadurlīkaz Proto-Germanic
- fæderlic Old English
- fæderlīċ Old English
- fader Middle English
- faderly Middle English
- vaderlik Middle Dutch
- faterlīh Old High German
- veterlich Middle High German
- *fadarlīk Old Dutch
- bata Marshallese
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- father
- fatherer
- fathered
- unfather
- merfather
- fatherkin
- fatherdom
- fatherese
- biofather
- eldfather
- nonfather
- co-father
- godfather
- unfatherly
- allofather
- fatherlike
- highfather
- fatherland
- fathership
- stepfather
- fatherness
- babyfather
- fatherless
- lorefather
- fatherkins
- fatherling
- forefather
- fatherhood
- elderfather
- housefather
- forthfather
- grandfather
- birthfather
- fatherliness
- father-to-be
- fatherfucker
- shriftfather
- motherfather
- Church Father
- father-in-law
- father tongue
- father-slayer
- father-out-law
- unfatherliness