Meanings
nounfatherliness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe property of being fatherly.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
Similar
paternal quality
Broader
parental quality
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Cite this entry
APA
fatherliness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatherliness
MLA
“fatherliness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatherliness. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatherliness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatherliness.
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