English noun: fatherliness | |||
| 1. | fatherliness (attribute) the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father | ||
| Samples | The gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears. | ||
| Synonyms | paternal quality | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | parental quality | ||
| Attribute | paternal | ||