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Showing words for FATHERLIKE using the English dictionary

10 Letter Words for Fatherlike

fatherlike

9 Letter Words for Fatherlike

earthlike, heartlike

8 Letter Words for Fatherlike

etherial, fatelike, featlier, frailtee, freetail, harelike, heatlike, keralite, raftlike, tearlike

7 Letter Words for Fatherlike

akerite, artlike, atelier, earlike, elektra, faltere, farthel, fartlek, fatlike, feather, feltier, fertile, filaree, flakier, flether, hairlet, haltere, hatlike, heftier, keelfat, klafter, lathier, leafier, leakier, leather, ratlike, realtie, reflate, talkier, tarheel, tarlike, tealike, terefah, therial, tiralee

6 Letter Words for Fatherlike

aether, afreet, afrete, afrite, aliter, arkite, arthel, earlet, ehlite, either, elater, faerie, fakeer, falter, father, fearie, feater, felter, ferial, ferlie, fetial, fierte, filate, filter, filtre, flaite, flaith, flaker, flathe, fraile, freath, freith, hafter, hailer, halfer, halier, halite, halter, harkee, healer, hearie, heater, hefter, heifer, hereat, herile, hitler, ifreal, karite, kartel, kelter, keltie, kerite, kharif, khatri, khilat, kialee, kilter, kirtle, laiker, laithe, lakier, lathee, lather, lathie, leafer, leafit, leaker, lefter, liefer, lifter, lirate, lither, refait, refelt, refile, reflet, rehale, reheal, reheat, rekhti, relate, relief, relift, retail, retake, retalk, retial, retile, tailer, takier, talkee, talker, talkie, tekiah, telfer, terefa, thaler, thrail, trefah, trefle, trifle

5 Letter Words for Fatherlike

aerie, afire, afret, afrit, after, airth, aleft, alert, alfet, alhet, aliet, alife, alike, alite, alkie, alter, areek, areel, arete, ariel, arite, arith, arkie, artel, athel, atlee, earth, eater, eathe, elate, elite, erika, ethal, ethel, ether, faire, faith, faker, fakir, farle, farth, fatil, feare, feral, feria, ferie, ferth, fetal, fiere, filar, filea, filer, filet, filth, firth, flair, flake, flare, fleak, flear, fleer, fleet, flier, flirt, flite, flrie, fraik, frail, frate, frati, freak, freet, freit, frike, frith, haire, haler, halke, halte, harle, hatel, hater, heare, heart, hefte, hiate, hiera, hiker, hilar, hiree, ifree, irate, ither, kafir, kalif, kefir, keita, keleh, kelia, kerat, kerel, ketal, khair, kilah, kileh, kitar, kiter, kithe, kraft, krait, kreil, laeti, laith, laker, lakie, laree, later, lathe, lathi, latke, leare, leath, leear, lefte, lekha, lethe, liart, lifer, liker, liter, lithe, litra, raile, rakee, rakit, ratel, rathe, reate, refel, refit, relet, relie, retal, rethe, retia, retie, rhila, rifle, rifte, rithe, tahil, taker, takhi, taler, tarie, telar, telia, terai, terek, terfe, tharf, theek, theer, theia, their, thelf, there, thief, thilk, thirl, thrae, three, tilak, tiler, traik, trail, trefa, treif, trial, trifa, trike

4 Letter Words for Fatherlike

afer, aiel, aile, aire, airt, aith, akee, aker, alee, alef, alif, aret, aril, arle, arte, atef, atle, atli, eale, earl, eath, eila, eira, eire, eker, elhi, eral, erat, eria, erie, erke, erth, ethe, fahr, faik, fail, fair, fait, fake, faki, falk, fare, farl, fart, fate, fath, feak, feal, fear, feat, feel, feer, feet, feil, fele, felt, ferk, feta, fete, fiar, fiat, fiel, fier, fike, fikh, fila, file, filt, fire, firk, flak, flat, flea, flee, flet, flir, flit, frae, frat, free, fret, frit, haft, haik, hail, hair, hait, hake, hale, half, halt, hare, hark, harl, hart, hate, heaf, heal, hear, heat, heel, heer, heft, heil, heir, hela, hele, heli, hera, here, herl, hert, hete, hike, hila, hile, hilt, hire, htel, iare, ikat, ikra, ilea, ilka, ilth, irak, ital, itel, iter, kaie, kaif, kail, kale, kali, kart, kath, kati, keat, keef, keel, keet, keir, kele, kelt, kera, kerf, kerl, keta, khaf, khar, khat, khet, khir, kief, kiel, kier, kilt, kite, kith, kral, laer, laet, laft, laik, lair, lait, lake, lakh, lare, lari, lark, late, lath, lati, leaf, leak, lear, leat, leef, leek, leer, leet, left, lehr, leir, leke, lere, lete, liar, lief, lier, life, lift, like, lira, lire, lirk, lite, lith, raft, raik, rail, rait, rake, rakh, raki, rale, rate, rath, reak, real, reef, reek, reel, reet, refl, reft, reif, reik, reit, rete, rhea, rhet, rial, riel, rife, rift, rile, rita, rite, tael, tahr, tail, take, taki, tale, tali, talk, tare, tari, teak, teal, tear, teel, teer, tehr, teil, tela, tele, teli, tera, terf, thae, thai, thak, thar, thea, thee, thir, tiar, tier, tika, tile, tire, tirl, trah, tree, trek, trie

3 Letter Words for Fatherlike

aer, aft, ahi, aik, ail, air, ait, ake, ale, alf, alk, alt, are, arf, ark, art, ate, ear, eat, eek, eel, eer, efl, eft, ehf, eik, eir, eke, ela, elf, eli, elk, elt, era, ere, erf, erk, ert, eta, eth, fah, far, fat, fee, feh, fei, fer, fet, fha, fie, fil, fir, fit, flt, fra, fri, frt, fth, hae, haf, hak, hat, hee, hei, hel, her, het, hia, hie, hir, hit, ife, ike, ile, ilk, ira, ire, irk, ita, kae, kaf, kai, kal, kat, kea, kef, ket, kha, khi, kie, kif, kil, kir, kit, kra, lah, lai, lak, lar, lat, lea, lee, lei, lek, ler, let, lie, lif, lir, lit, ltr, raf, rah, rai, rat, rea, ree, ref, reh, rei, rel, rha, rhe, ria, rie, rif, rit, rle, rte, rti, tai, tak, tal, tar, tea, tee, tef, tel, ter, tfr, tha, the, tie, til, tlr, tra, trf, tri

Definitions for Fatherlike

[1] a male parent.
[2] a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father.
[3] any male ancestor, especially the founder of a family or line; progenitor.
[4] a man who exercises paternal care over other persons; paternal protector or provider: a father to the poor.
[5] a person who has originated or established something: the father of modern psychology; the founding fathers.
[6] a precursor, prototype, or early form: The horseless carriage was the father of the modern automobile.
[7] one of the leading men in a city, town, etc.: a scandal involving several of the city fathers.
[8] Chiefly British . the oldest member of a society, profession, etc. Compare dean1(def 3) .
[9] a priest.
[10] (initial capital letter ) Theology . the Supreme Being and Creator; God.
[11] a title of respect for an elderly man.
[12] the Father, Theology . the first person of the Trinity.
[13] Also called church father. Church History . any of the chief early Christian writers, whose works are the main sources for the history, doctrines, and observances of the church in the early ages.
[14] Ecclesiastical . (often initial capital letter ) a title of reverence, as for church dignitaries, officers of monasteries, monks, confessors, and especially priests. a person bearing this title.
[15] fathers, Roman History . conscript fathers.
[16] to beget.
[17] to be the creator, founder, or author of; originate.
[18] to act as a father toward.
[19] to acknowledge oneself the father of.
[20] to assume as one's own; take the responsibility of.
[21] to charge with the begetting of.
[22] to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally: Somehow he was able to write a book while actively fathering.
[23] a male parent
[24] a person who founds a line or family; forefather
[25] any male acting in a paternal capacity Related adjective: paternal
[26] (often capital) a respectful term of address for an old man
[27] a male who originates something the father of modern psychology
[28] a leader of an association, council, etc; elder a city father
[29] British the eldest or most senior member in a society, profession, etc father of the bar
[30] (often plural) a senator or patrician in ancient Rome
[31] the father of informal a very large, severe, etc, example of a specified kind the father of a whipping
[32] to procreate or generate (offspring); beget
[33] to create, found, originate, etc
[34] to act as a father to
[35] to acknowledge oneself as father or originator of
[36] (foll by on or upon ) to impose or place without a just reason
[37] God, esp when considered as the first person of the Christian Trinity
[38] Also called: Church Father any of the writers on Christian doctrine of the pre-Scholastic period
[39] a title used for Christian priests

Words related to Fatherlike

fatherdad, predecessor, ancestor, parent, minister, conceive, origin, sire, papa, pop, source, progenitor, padre, begetter, pa, daddy, confessor, pastor, preacher, parson

Words nearby Fatherlike

fatherfath, fath., fathead, fathead minnow, fatheaded, father, father christmas, father confessor, father figure, father lasher, father of his country

Origin of Fatherlike

before 900; Middle English fader, Old English fæder; cognate with German Vater, Latin pater, Greek patḗr, Sanskrit pitar, Old Irish athir, Armenian hayr

Words that may be confused with Fatherlike

WORDS, THAT, MAY, BE, CONFUSED, WITH, fatherfarther, father, further, (see, usage, note, at, farther)

Other words from Fatherlike

fa·ther·like , adjective

Word origin for Fatherlike

Old English fæder ; related to Old Norse fathir , Old Frisian feder , Old High German fater , Latin pater , Greek patēr , Sanskrit pitr

Synonyms for Fatherlike

affectionate, benevolent, benign, forbearing, indulgent, kind, kindly, parental, paternal, patriarchal, protective, supportive, tender