grandfatherly

[ gran-fah-th er-lee, grand- ]

/ ˈgrænˌfɑ ðər li, ˈgrænd- /

of or characteristic of a grandfather.

Origin of grandfatherly

First recorded in 1815–25; grandfather + -ly

I learned to milk when I was a shaver on my vacations at a grandfatherly farm.

Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1905 to 1906 |Lucy Maud Montgomery
There is a kind of ludicrous unfitness in the idea of a time-stricken and grandfatherly lilac-bush.

Buds and Bird Voices (From "Mosses From An Old Manse") |Nathaniel Hawthorne
His greeting was quiet and grandfatherly, and that of a man burdened with his own sad thoughts.

Fresh Fields |John Burroughs
"I wish our grandfatherly minds had managed as well," said Jeff.

Herland |Charlotte Perkins Stetson Gilman

Isn't it really amusing to see the grandfatherly concern that Bolton has for our cooking-stove?

My Wife and I |Harriet Beecher Stowe

grandfatherly

/ (ˈɡrænˌfɑːðəlɪ, ˈɡrænd-) /

of, resembling, or suitable to a grandfather, esp in being kindly