paternal, kindly, protective, supportive, benign, affectionate, patriarchal, benevolent
Fatherly would be a synonym, depending on how paternal was used.
The word fatherly is an adjective.
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Fatherly Love - 1921 I was released on: USA: 3 January 1921
Fatherly is like a father.
Jacob,Christopher,Brandon
If a male is close to his child he would be a fatherly figure. Motherly and fatherly figures can be debated though.
Fatherly love is very important to a developing child because the child needs a father figure in life to grow properly.
No, the adjective would be fatherly or fatherlike (paternal).
Buckle. U.P. Son
the male seahorse, unless you consider that motherly
Just Good Friends - 1983 Fatherly Advice 1-4 is rated/received certificates of: UK:PG (video rating) (2004)