English-Swedish translations for fatherly

• faderlig
  Fru talman, jag ber er att skriva ett brev till guvernören i Colorado och be om hans faderliga hjälp för detta lilla plågade barn.Madam President, I would therefore request that you write a letter to the governor of Colorado and ask him to give this small, mistreated child his fatherly help.

Definition of fatherly

• Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood
• Characteristic of fathers, paternal

Examples

• fatherly advice

Related words

• fatherland
• fatherless
• grandfatherly
• fatherlessness