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Detailed Synonyms for fatherly in English

fatherly:

fatherly adj

  1. fatherly

fatherly adj

  1. fatherly
    – like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective 1
    fatherly; fatherlike
    – like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective 1

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  1. like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective1

father:

father [the ~] nom

  1. the father
    – a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) 1
    the father
    – a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) 1
    • father [the ~] nom
      • his father was born in Atlanta1
  2. the father
    – a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) 1
    the daddy; the dad; the papa
    the father
    – a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) 1
    • father [the ~] nom
      • his father was born in Atlanta1
  3. the father
    – a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) 1
    the father; the begetter; the male parent
    – a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) 1
  4. the father
    – `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military 1
    the priest; the father; the padre
    – `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military 1
  5. the father
    – the head of an organized crime family 1
    the father; the don
    – the head of an organized crime family 1
  6. the father
    – a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization 1
    the father
    – a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization 1
    • father [the ~] nom
      • the tennis fathers ruled in her favor1
      • the city fathers endorsed the proposal1
  7. the father
    – the founder of a family 1
    the father; the sire; the forefather
    – the founder of a family 1
  8. the father
    – a person who founds or establishes some institution 1
    the founder; the father; the beginner; the founding father
    – a person who founds or establishes some institution 1

father

  1. father
  2. father

father verbe

  1. father
    – make children 1
    to get; to generate; engender; mother; father; sire; to bring forth; to beget
    – make children 1
    • get verbe (gets, got, getting)
      • Abraham begot Isaac1
    • generate verbe (generates, generated, generating)
    • engender verbe
    • mother verbe
    • father verbe
      • Men often father children but don't recognize them1
    • sire verbe
    • bring forth verbe (brings forth, brought forth, bringing forth)
    • beget verbe (begets, begetted, begetting)

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Related Definitions for "father":

  1. the head of an organized crime family1
  2. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)1
    • his father was born in Atlanta1
  3. a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization1
    • the tennis fathers ruled in her favor1
    • the city fathers endorsed the proposal1
  4. the founder of a family1
  5. a person who founds or establishes some institution1
    • George Washington is the father of his country1
  6. make children1
    • Men often father children but don't recognize them1

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