ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
: of, relating to, or befitting a grandfather
an eminently human person of grandfatherly years — Lewis Nichols
: benignant
looked on the child with grandfatherly indulgence
: old and venerable
a grandfatherly oak tree
ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective
: of, relating to, or befitting a grandfather
an eminently human person of grandfatherly years — Lewis Nichols
: benignant
looked on the child with grandfatherly indulgence
: old and venerable
a grandfatherly oak tree
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012