Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fatherlike

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
fa-ther-like
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

having the qualities of a father

Etymology

From father + -like. Doublet of fatherly.

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

more fatherlike (comparative) most fatherlike (superlative)

Derived Forms

unfatherlike

Synonyms

fatherly paternal

Questions

What does fatherlike mean?
having the qualities of a father
Where does fatherlike come from?
From father + -like. Doublet of fatherly.

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