Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fatherly \Fa"ther*ly\, 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.

Source : WordNet®

fatherly
     adj 1: like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and
            protective [syn: {fatherlike}]
     2: showing the affection of a father