Word: fatherly
Category: fatherly
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Related words: fatherly
fatherly advice, fatherly love, fatherly quotes
Synonyms: fatherly
waste time, dally, dawdle, loiter, linger, take one's time, delay, temporize, stall, procrastinate, pussyfoot around, drag one's feet, dither, hesitate, falter, vacillate, waver, hem and haw, shilly-shally, lollygag, let the grass grow under one's feet, tarry, dillydally, shillyshally, drag one's heels
Translations: fatherly
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german
Translations:
väterlich
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french
Translations:
paternel
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russian
Translations:
нежный, отцовский, родительский, отечески, отеческий
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norwegian
Translations:
faderlig
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czech
Translations:
otcovský
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polish
Translations:
ojcowski
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hungarian
Translations:
atyailag
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greek
Translations:
πατρικός
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ukrainian
Translations:
батьківський
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estonian
Translations:
isalik
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slovak
Translations:
otcovský
The meaning and "use of": fatherly
adjective
- of, resembling, or characteristic of a father, especially in being protective and affectionate. - he gave me such a kind and fatherly look
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