fatherlike

/'fɑ:ðəli/ Cách viết khác : (fatherlike) /'fɑ:ðəlaik/

Thân thiện

He offered fatherlike advice to the young apprentice.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling or characteristic of a father: Exhibiting the qualities typically associated with a father, such as kindness, protectiveness, and guidance.
   • Suitable for a father: Befitting the role or nature of a father or fatherhood.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • His fatherlike advice helped me through a difficult time.
  • She has a warm, fatherlike manner with all her students.
  • The old captain took a fatherlike interest in the young sailors.

Advanced Usage

• Used figuratively: Describing a person (not necessarily a biological father) or an institution that provides paternal care or protection.
  • The organization provides fatherlike support to orphans in the community.
  • His tone was gentle and fatherlike as he explained the rules.

Variants and Related Words

• Fatherly (adj): The more common synonym, meaning characteristic of or befitting a father.
  • He gave me a fatherly pat on the back.
• Paternal (adj): Relating to or characteristic of a father.
  • He felt a strong paternal instinct.

Synonyms

• Paternal: Of or like a father.
• Protective: Having or showing a strong wish to keep someone safe from harm.
• Avuncular (specifically uncle-like, but often used similarly for kind, older male guidance).

Antonyms

• Motherlike (adj): Resembling or characteristic of a mother.
• Unfatherly (adj): Not characteristic of a father.

Học thuật

Adjective

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

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