"grandfatherly" meaning in English

See grandfatherly in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more grandfatherly [comparative], most grandfatherly [superlative]
Etymology: From grandfather + -ly. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|grandfather|ly|id2=adjectival}} grandfather + -ly Head templates: {{en-adj}} grandfatherly (comparative more grandfatherly, superlative most grandfatherly)
  1. In the manner of a grandfather. Translations (in the manner of a grandfather): groodvaderlijk (Dutch), ava (Esperanto), großväterlich (German), grossväterlich [Liechtenstein, Switzerland] (German)
    Sense id: en-grandfatherly-en-adj-KmlesrZ4 Disambiguation of 'in the manner of a grandfather': 90 10
  2. Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
    Sense id: en-grandfatherly-en-adj-HaV6Gm5b Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 96 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ly (adjectival): 9 91 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 4 96 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 3 97 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 5 95 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 4 96 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 13 87
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: grandfatherliness Coordinate_terms: grandmotherly
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