Antonyms of adj fatherly

1 sense of fatherly

Sense 1
fatherly, fatherlike -- (like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective)

INDIRECT (VIA paternal) -> maternal -- (characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers)

Similarity of adj fatherly

1 sense of fatherly

Sense 1
fatherly, fatherlike -- (like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective)
       => paternal (vs. maternal) -- (characteristic of a father)