fatherly

I told him so in a fatherly kind of way.

However, he had no children of his own and did not want to play a fatherly role.

He was only a year older, but sort of fatherly.

We were talking about your career, in which I am taking a fatherly interest.

For a little while I was almost happy in the company of my fatherly old friend.

But after two months without any further word, my fatherly concern got the better of me.

Just to have someone to turn to for fatherly advice was important to me.

They look to me in a fatherly kind of role and I enjoy it.

You know I like to keep a fatherly eye on my employees and their home lives.

Maybe just some fatherly echo from my own home life.

On top of it all, his father came upstairs to be fatherly.

For another, I'm easily old enough to give you fatherly advice.

"And I'm not so sure she thinks of him in a completely fatherly way."

I am not necessarily doing the most fatherly and responsible thing.

He placed a fatherly hand on each of the girl's shoulders.

Once he grew fatherly and tried to stroke her hair.

He returned it with a fatherly pat on the back.

He broke in only at the end, to give the young people some fatherly advice.

The officials in charge of us were most fatherly and reassuring!

He knew that she would, but his heart flooded with fatherly concern.

I put my hands on her shoulders, in a fatherly gesture.

He seems fatherly to the twins, having known them from birth.

He gave her a fatherly hug, and she felt something hard between his legs.

His students recalled a fatherly version of the same quality.

And now, lady, may I give you a piece of fatherly advice?