fatherliness fatherlike • fatherling · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · fatherliness · · Text Latin · · Script 12 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father. Synonyms: paternal quality. Example: "The gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears." · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · paternal quality · · Synonym 1 Characters · · a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074