dadlike

dadlike

English

Etymology

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

    From dad + -like.

    Adjective

    dadlike (comparative more dadlike, superlative most dadlike)

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