fatherly[adjective]Synonyms: paternal, affectionate, benevolent, benign, kindly, patriarchal, protective, supportive
[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲
fa‧ther‧ly /ˈfɑːðəli $ -ðər-/
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 [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲