fatherly vs father

fatherly is not a noun while father is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fatherly	No	Yes	No	No
father	Yes	No	Yes	No

fatherly (noun)	father (noun)
	a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
	the founder of a family
	a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
	a person who founds or establishes some institution
	the head of an organized crime family

fatherly (adjective)	father (adjective)
like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective

fatherly (verb)	father (verb)
	make (offspring) by reproduction