What does fatherly mean?

fatherly means "like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective".

How many syllables are in fatherly?

fatherly has 3 syllables: fa-ther-ly. The stress falls on "fa". In IPA it is /ˈfɑðɚli/.

What is another word for fatherly?

Close synonyms include fatherlike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is fatherly a common word?

fatherly is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Fatherly — meaning, pronunciation and syllables

adjective

1 senseA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
Synonymsfatherlike
Similarpaternal

Questions about fatherly

What does fatherly mean?: fatherly means "like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective".
How many syllables are in fatherly?: fatherly has 3 syllables: fa-ther-ly. The stress falls on "fa". In IPA it is /ˈfɑðɚli/.
What is another word for fatherly?: Close synonyms include fatherlike. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is fatherly a common word?

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