fatherlike adjective & adverb.
['fɑ:ðǝlʌɪk] LME.[formed as FATHERHOOD + -LIKE.]A. adjective.
1. Resembling one's father.
LME-E17.2. Such as is proper to a father, fatherly.
L16.b. adverb. In a fatherly manner, as a father.
E16. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲