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paternally

paternally

1 6.3
In a caring way like a father who gives advice and looks after people
  • adverb
  • /pəˈtɜrnəli/
translation icon : paternalmente
  • Thus, one of the landowners' roles in the community is to act paternally, as overseers and guardians of the people living on the land, not as employers or managers in a business model.
  • smiled paternally

Examples

  • He offered advice paternally, as if he were guiding his own child.

  • And he paternally encourages her to explain.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • So, paternally, I'm second generation English Canadian.

    Blog text (8)

  • "Beaming paternally, he motioned the young man forward.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • Devotees of C-SPAN could see Higginbotham one Saturday in April when he presided paternally over a Harvard symposium on the 100th anniversary of Plessy v. Ferguson.

    Academic text (1996)

  • The teacher spoke paternally when he reassured the nervous students before the exam.

  • She smiled paternally at her younger brother, encouraging him to pursue his dreams.

Synonyms

parentally
vspaternally
1 6.7

In a way like a mother or father cares for their child

is specific to the male parent's role or to fatherly behavior

How Paternal

paternally
1 6.3
detachedly
1 6.7

Surface Forms

paternally positive

Morphology

paternally = paternal (transparent) = paternal + ly

Clearly formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'paternal', yielding 'in a paternal manner'.

Etymology

Paternally comes from the Latin word pater, which means 'father' and is also the root of paternity. So, to act paternally is to act 'like a father', giving care or advice.