fa ‧ ther ‧ ly /ˈfɑːðəli $ -ðər-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
kind and gentle in a way that is considered typical of a good father ⇨ motherly :
He took my arm in a fatherly way.
fatherly advice
fa ‧ ther ‧ ly /ˈfɑːðəli $ -ðər-/ BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
kind and gentle in a way that is considered typical of a good father ⇨ motherly :
He took my arm in a fatherly way.
fatherly advice
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012