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# fatherly

adjective (fatherly; more fatherly)

«fatherly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Fatherly means kind, caring and protective, like a good father. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatherly/#m1)

### In the lessons

describes a kind old man who helps or cares for someone, like a father would

### Examples

- The old man gave me a fatherly smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatherly/#x1)
- She gave the lost boy fatherly advice. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatherly/#x2)
- My grandad has a fatherly way with the dog. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatherly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «fatherly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fatherly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«fatherly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/fatherly.html) on Mova free.