Verb (used without object) : Somehow he was able to write a book while fathering.    From Dictionary.com. 

"Well," said Father, addressing Elvira in his most kindly and fatherlike manner, "well, and how are you feeling now?".    From Wordnik.com.  [At Bertram's Hotel]

Oh, and Kirk made some reference to "his children", obviously trying to foster an image of a loving, fatherlike figure - to dispel the votes he casts against their health care coverage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do Mark Kirk's Lies and Half Truths Ever Stop?] Reference

I think the casting is spot on because Liam Neeson has a nack for playing very strong, fatherlike figures, and Ralph Fiennes does evil very.    From Wordnik.com.  [ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference

I've gotten past the misplaced puppy love and have no intentions of harming his relationship with his wife, but I feel as if his fatherlike role in my life is vastly inappropriate and is going to hurt him if I continue my behavior.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ask MetaFilter] Reference

I think the casting is spot on because Liam Neeson has a nack for playing very strong, fatherlike figures, and Ralph Fiennes does evil very ... themovieblog. com 18 hours ago - Two new cast members have been approached in the remake of the.    From Wordnik.com.  [ShowHype - Top Entertainment News, Videos, and Blogs] Reference

When a man harks back, palpably, on some preoccupation, after exchanging a laugh and an impersonal word or two with a girl who does not know him, it is the best confirmation possible of his previous good faith in seeming more fatherlike than manlike.    From Wordnik.com.  [Somehow Good] Reference