fatherly

replace this vague adjective with precise ones: warm, nurturing, loving, kind, kindly, protective, supportive, caring, solicitous, considerate, interested, benevolent, good-natured, fond, affectionate, devoted, tender, gentle, demonstrative, sympathetic, understanding, indulgent, obliging, forbearing, tolerant, well-meaning, sheltering, generous. These adjectives also apply to women; they are not synonyms for "fatherly" but rather what the culture seems to understand by the word.