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Adjective: fatherly  faa-dhur-lee
  1. Like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective
    "loving, fatherly, advice and encouragement"
    - fatherlike

See also: father, fatherliness, paternal

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Father-God
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Father's Day
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fatidic
fatidical
fatigability
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