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dadlike en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English dad Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English dadlike From dad + -like.

Meanings

1. (informal) Befitting a dad; fatherly.
   • He still has that dadlike tone that means I must obey him, so I sit. 2007, Laura Preble, Queen Geeks in Love:
   • He put his hand around the back of my neck in a friendly, dadlike way. 2005, Brian Sloan, A Really Nice Prom Mess:
   • For most apes and probably for early hominids, we wouldn't expect much dadlike behavior. 2008, Robert Engelman, More:

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