Fatherly

a.	1.	Like a father in affection and care; paternal; tender; protecting; careful. You have showed a tender, fatherly regard. - Shak.
	2.	Of or pertaining to a father.

Adj.	1.	fatherly - like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective Synonyms: fatherlike
	2.	fatherly - showing the affection of a father

affectionate, amiable, ancestorial, ancestral, benevolent, benign, caring, fatherlike, friendly, grandfatherly, grandmotherly, grandparental, indulgent, kindly, maternal, mother, motherlike, motherly, parent, parental, patriarchal, sympathetic, understanding, warm, well-meaning