father

1 of 2

noun

fa·ther ˈfä-t͟hər How to pronounce father (audio)

plural fathers

a(1)

: a male parent

(2)

: a man who has begotten a child

also : a male animal who has sired an offspring

b capitalized

(1)

: god sense 1

(2)

: the first person of the Trinity (see Trinity sense 1)

: forefather

the founding fathers

: one related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child

: an old man

—used as a respectful form of address

often capitalized : a pre-Scholastic (see scholastic sense 1a) Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice

called also church father

: one that originates or institutes

the father of modern science

: source

… the sun, the father of warmth and light.

Lena M. Whitney

: prototype

the father of all libraries in the country

: a priest of the regular clergy

broadly : priest

—used especially as a title

: one of the leading men (as of a city)

—usually used in plural

a council of the city fathers

fatherhood

ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌhu̇d How to pronounce father (audio)

noun

fatherless

ˈfä-t͟hər-ləs How to pronounce father (audio)

adjective

fatherlike

ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌlīk How to pronounce father (audio)

adjective or adverb

father

2 of 2

verb

fathered; fathering ˈfät͟h-riŋ How to pronounce father (audio)

ˈfä-t͟hə-

transitive verb

: beget

: to be the founder, producer, or author of

fathered the improvement plan

: to accept responsibility for

: to fix the paternity or origin of

: to place responsibility for the origin or cause of

collected gossip and fathered it on responsible men

J. A. Williamson

: foist, impose

intransitive verb

: to care for or look after someone as a father might

Synonyms

Noun

dad
daddy
old man
pa
papa
poppa
pater [chiefly British]
pop
sire

Verb

beget
get
sire

See all Synonyms & Antonyms

Example Sentences

Noun He became a father when he was 30. He's the father of three small children. He has been like a father to me. He was a father to me after my own father died. Verb He was praised for fathering a plan to improve the city's schools. Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered. See More

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, known by her family as Lilibet, was born April 21, 1926 — third in line to the throne after her uncle and her father.

Mike Memoli, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 His other daughter, Kate Cowell, posted on her Instagram account a photo from the 1980s of herself as a teenager next to her father.

Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Like his father, Charles II had dissolved Parliament in 1679 and ruled by himself until his death in 1685.

Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Ryan was in touch with his biological father through Instagram, court records stated.

CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 When her mother died in 2008, Valentine moved her father into her home until his death in 2019.

Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 His father left school to become a butcher’s boy; his mother worked as a chambermaid.

Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 His father had farming interests and the family moved to the Peninsula, first to San Carlos and then Burlingame.

Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022 Queen Elizabeth II herself was able to ascend to the throne only because her father had two daughters and no sons.

Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022

Verb

Lord Corlys is the wealthiest man in Westeros and husband to Rhaenys and father to her children.

Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 And while a man can father multiple sets of children with no one the wiser (just look at Elon Musk), a woman?

Katie Gutierrez, Town & Country, 28 July 2022 Nabil’s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially.

Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 28 May 2022 Bowing to that reality, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in May that men who father a child during an affair with a married woman have the right to seek a role in the child's life.

Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2022 According to the paper, the bounciest males might father more spiderlings by mating with the same female multiple times without being eaten, or by seeking out additional mates.

Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2022 The younger child, in particular, didn’t want to let her father out of her sight.

Molly Parker, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2022 The total included three offspring of Nish, one of Monty and Rose’s 2020 chicks who went on to father the first Ohio nest in more than 80 years.

Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022 Putting the motivations into sharper focus and throwing the scenario even father back in time are the suspects in Florida.

Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022 See More

单词	father
释义	father 1 of 2 noun fa·ther ˈfä-t͟hər plural fathers 1 a(1) : a male parent (2) : a man who has begotten a child also : a male animal who has sired an offspring b capitalized (1) : god sense 1 (2) : the first person of the Trinity (see Trinity sense 1) 2 : forefather the founding fathers 3 a : one related to another in a way suggesting that of father to child b : an old man —used as a respectful form of address 4 often capitalized : a pre-Scholastic (see scholastic sense 1a) Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice called also church father 5 a : one that originates or institutes the father of modern science b : source … the sun, the father of warmth and light. Lena M. Whitney c : prototype the father of all libraries in the country 6 : a priest of the regular clergy broadly : priest —used especially as a title 7 : one of the leading men (as of a city) —usually used in plural a council of the city fathers fatherhood ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌhu̇d noun fatherless ˈfä-t͟hər-ləs adjective fatherlike ˈfä-t͟hər-ˌlīk adjective or adverb father 2 of 2 verb fathered; fathering ˈfät͟h-riŋ ˈfä-t͟hə- transitive verb 1 a : beget b : to be the founder, producer, or author of fathered the improvement plan c : to accept responsibility for 2 a : to fix the paternity or origin of b : to place responsibility for the origin or cause of collected gossip and fathered it on responsible men J. A. Williamson 3 : foist, impose intransitive verb : to care for or look after someone as a father might Synonyms Noun dad daddy old man pa papa poppa pater [chiefly British] pop sire Verb beget get sire See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences Noun He became a father when he was 30. He's the father of three small children. He has been like a father to me. He was a father to me after my own father died. Verb He was praised for fathering a plan to improve the city's schools. Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered. See More Recent Examples on the Web Noun Princess Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, known by her family as Lilibet, was born April 21, 1926 — third in line to the throne after her uncle and her father. Mike Memoli, NBC News, 9 Sep. 2022 His other daughter, Kate Cowell, posted on her Instagram account a photo from the 1980s of herself as a teenager next to her father. Ian Shapira, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Like his father, Charles II had dissolved Parliament in 1679 and ruled by himself until his death in 1685. Andrea Vacchiano, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 Ryan was in touch with his biological father through Instagram, court records stated. CBS News, 9 Sep. 2022 When her mother died in 2008, Valentine moved her father into her home until his death in 2019. Quinn Clark, Journal Sentinel, 9 Sep. 2022 His father left school to become a butcher’s boy; his mother worked as a chambermaid. Adam Begley, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 His father had farming interests and the family moved to the Peninsula, first to San Carlos and then Burlingame. Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 9 Sep. 2022 Queen Elizabeth II herself was able to ascend to the throne only because her father had two daughters and no sons. Anya Meyerowitz, Glamour, 9 Sep. 2022 Verb Lord Corlys is the wealthiest man in Westeros and husband to Rhaenys and father to her children. Erik Kain, Forbes, 18 Aug. 2022 And while a man can father multiple sets of children with no one the wiser (just look at Elon Musk), a woman? Katie Gutierrez, Town & Country, 28 July 2022 Nabil’s mother, Louise Braufman, met Roy in 1970 and soon asked him to have a child with an understanding: The musician would never have to father the boy emotionally or financially. Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 28 May 2022 Bowing to that reality, the Kentucky Supreme Court ruled in May that men who father a child during an affair with a married woman have the right to seek a role in the child's life. Andrew Wolfson, The Courier-Journal, 10 May 2022 According to the paper, the bounciest males might father more spiderlings by mating with the same female multiple times without being eaten, or by seeking out additional mates. Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 25 Apr. 2022 The younger child, in particular, didn’t want to let her father out of her sight. Molly Parker, ProPublica, 22 Apr. 2022 The total included three offspring of Nish, one of Monty and Rose’s 2020 chicks who went on to father the first Ohio nest in more than 80 years. Morgan Greene, Chicago Tribune, 21 Apr. 2022 Putting the motivations into sharper focus and throwing the scenario even father back in time are the suspects in Florida. Washington Post, 10 Feb. 2022 See More Word History Etymology Noun and Verb Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German fater father, Latin pater, Greek patēr First Known Use Noun before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a Verb 15th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1a Phrases Containing father birth father church father city father father-in-law founding father father figure father image single father foster mother/father birth father church father city father father-in-law founding father father figure father image single father foster mother/father See More Kids Definition father 1 of 2 noun fa·ther ˈfä-t͟hər 1 : a male parent 2 capitalized : god sense 1 3 : ancestor sense 1 4 : a person who cares for another as a father might 5 : a person who invents or begins something the father of modern science 6 : priest Hint: Sense 6 of father is used especially to address a priest or as a priest's title. father 2 of 2 verb fathered; fathering 1 : to become the father of 2 : to care for as a father 3 : to be the founder, producer, or author of He fathered a new style of music. father 1 of 2 noun 1 as in dad a male human parent the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance dad daddy papa stepfather pater pa poppa sire pop patriarch old man paterfamilias father figure father image 2 as in founder a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science Synonyms & Similar Words founder creator inventor author begetter pioneer maker originator sire inaugurator establisher founding father institutor designer generator initiator instituter builder innovator cofounder researcher promoter producer developer cocreator conceiver contriver introducer deviser formulator organizer inspirer researchist spawner galvanizer encourager inspiration Antonyms & Near Antonyms student pupil disciple supporter follower 3 as in grandfather a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right Synonyms & Similar Words grandfather ancestor grandmother forefather progenitor forebear forbear primogenitor forebearer patriarch predecessor ancestry matriarch ancestress grandsire foremother sire antecessor antecedents roots Antonyms & Near Antonyms family children descendant son daughter offspring issue descendent progeny seed stock lineage heir posterity successor inheritor scion See More 4 as in Lord capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe let us ask humbly for the blessings of our Father in heaven Synonyms & Similar Words Lord God King deity Creator Almighty Jehovah Jahveh Yahveh Author Godhead Yahweh Providence Supreme Being Divinity Maker Allah Everlasting Eternal father 2 of 2 verb as in to sire to become the father of Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered Synonyms & Similar Words sire spawn produce beget get reproduce gender multiply propagate procreate generate bear engender Phrases Containing father father figure founding father father figure founding father
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