different between fatherly vs paternalize

English

Etymology

From Middle English faderly, from Old English fæderl?? (“fatherly, paternal”), from Proto-Germanic *fadurl?kaz (“fatherly, paternal”), equivalent to father +? -ly. Cognate with West Frisian faderlik (“fatherly”), Dutch vaderlijk (“fatherly”), German väterlich (“fatherly”), Danish faderlig (“fatherly”), Swedish faderlig (“fatherly”), Icelandic föðurlegur (“fatherly”) . Doublet of fatherlike.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?f??ð?li/
• (US) IPA^(key): /?f?ð?li/

Adjective

fatherly (comparative more fatherly, superlative most fatherly)

1. Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.

   fatherly advice

2. Characteristic of fathers, paternal.

Derived terms

• fatherliness
• unfatherly

Translations

Anagrams

• Flaherty

English

Etymology

paternal +? -ize

Verb

paternalize (third-person singular simple present paternalizes, present participle paternalizing, simple past and past participle paternalized)

1. (transitive) To make paternal; to place in a fatherly role.
2. control organizations, things etc. disregarding people's freedom and responsibility under guise and pretense of knowing what would be good and proper for them