Antonyms of adj motherly

1 sense of motherly

Sense 1
motherly -- (befitting a mother; warm and nurturing)

INDIRECT (VIA maternal) -> paternal -- (characteristic of a father)

Similarity of adj motherly

1 sense of motherly

Sense 1
motherly -- (befitting a mother; warm and nurturing)
       => maternal (vs. paternal) -- (characteristic of a mother; "warm maternal affection for her guest"- Dorothy Sayers)

Synonyms of adv motherly

1 sense of motherly

Sense 1
maternally, motherly -- (in a maternal manner; as a mother; "she loved her students almost maternally")