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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
affectionate, amiable, ancestorial, ancestral, benevolent, benign, caring, fatherlike, friendly, grandfatherly, grandmotherly, grandparental, indulgent, kind, kindly, maternal, mother, motherlike, motherly, parent, parental, paternal, patriarchal, protective, sympathetic, understanding, warm, well-meaning
Dictionary Results for fatherly:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
fatherly
    adj 1: like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and
           protective [syn: fatherly, fatherlike]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Fatherly \Fa"ther*ly\, a.
   1. Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender;
      protecting; careful.
      [1913 Webster]

            You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. --Shak.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. Of or pertaining to a father.
      [1913 Webster]

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