All fatherly synonyms
fa·ther·ly
F f adv fatherly
- paternal — characteristic of or befitting a father; fatherly: a kind and paternal reprimand.
- affectionate — If you are affectionate, you show your love or fondness for another person in the way that you behave towards them.
- benevolent — If you describe a person in authority as benevolent, you mean that they are kind and fair.
- benign — You use benign to describe someone who is kind, gentle, and harmless.
- forbearing — to refrain or abstain from; desist from.
- indulgent — characterized by or showing indulgence; benignly lenient or permissive: an indulgent parent.
- kind — of a good or benevolent nature or disposition, as a person: a kind and loving person.
- kindly — having, showing, or proceeding from a benevolent disposition or spirit; kindhearted: kindly people.
- protective — having the quality or function of protecting: a protective covering.
- tender — soft or delicate in substance; not hard or tough: a tender steak.
- supportive — giving support.
- patriarchal — of or relating to a patriarch, the male head of a family, tribe, community, church, order, etc.: my father's conservative, patriarchal ways.