Associations to the word «Fatherly»

Wiktionary

FATHERLY, adjective. Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
FATHERLY, adjective. Characteristic of fathers, paternal.

Dictionary definition

FATHERLY, adjective. Like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective.

Wise words

The most important things are the hardest things to say. They are the things you get ashamed of because words diminish your feelings - words shrink things that seem timeless when they are in your head to no more than living size when they are brought out.
Stephen King