dadlike

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adjective

Befitting a dad; fatherly.

OriginProto-Germanic *līką ← Proto-Indo-European *leyg- ← English dad →
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Meanings

adjectivedadlike (comparative more dadlike, superlative most dadlike)

comparative more dadlike · superlative most dadlike

  1. informalBefitting a dad; fatherly.

    He still has that dadlike tone that means I must obey him, so I sit.

    2007, Laura Preble, Queen Geeks in Love
    2 more examples

    He put his hand around the back of my neck in a friendly, dadlike way.

    2005, Brian Sloan, A Really Nice Prom Mess

    For most apes and probably for early hominids, we wouldn't expect much dadlike behavior.

    2008, Robert Engelman, More

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
dadly

Origin

  1. Englishdad
  2. Proto-Indo-European*leyg-
  3. Proto-Germanic*līką
  4. Englishdadlike

From dad + -like.

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APA

dadlike. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadlike

MLA

“dadlike.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadlike. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dadlike,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dadlike.

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