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dadlike

adj

Etymology

From dad + -like.

  1. inherited from *dadde✻
  2. suffixed as dadlike — “dad + like”

Definitions

  1. Befitting a dad

    Befitting a dad; fatherly.

    • He put his hand around the back of my neck in a friendly, dadlike way.
    • He still has that dadlike tone that means I must obey him, so I sit.
    • For most apes and probably for early hominids, we wouldn't expect much dadlike behavior.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA