father

noun
fa·ther
fä'''th''ə(r)

A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).

Example

“My father was a strong influence on me.”

Other meanings

A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
“Come, father; you can sit here.”

Synonyms

male parent

Antonyms

daughter
child

Related words

adoptive father
All-Father
allofather
be gathered to one's fathers
biofather
birthing father
bonus father
city father
co-father
conscript father
elderfather
eldfather

Example sentences

“I'm trying to track down my biological father.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“My grandfather considered his uncle his father.”
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“Male bees don't have fathers.”
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Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “father” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.