Synonyms for father
ˈfɑ ðər

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1. father, male parent, begetter(noun)

   a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

   "his father was born in Atlanta"

   Synonyms:
   founding father, founder, forefather, sire, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   mother, female parent

2. forefather, father, sire(noun)

   the founder of a family

   "keep the faith of our forefathers"

   Synonyms:
   founding father, founder, forefather, sire, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   mother, female parent

3. Father, Padre(noun)

   `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

   Synonyms:
   military chaplain, founding father, founder, forefather, sky pilot, sire, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   mother, female parent

4. Church Father, Father of the Church, Father(noun)

   (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

   Synonyms:
   founding father, founder, forefather, sire, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   female parent, mother

5. father(noun)

   a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization

   "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"

   Synonyms:
   founding father, founder, forefather, sire, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   female parent, mother

6. Father, Father-God, Fatherhood(noun)

   God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

   "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"

   Synonyms:
   founding father, founder, forefather, sire, paternity, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   female parent, mother

7. founder, beginner, founding father, father(noun)

   a person who founds or establishes some institution

   "George Washington is the father of his country"

   Synonyms:
   male parent, laminitis, founder, forefather, founding father, novice, initiate, sire, tyro, beginner, don, begetter, tiro

   Antonyms:
   mother, female parent

8. don, father(verb)

   the head of an organized crime family

   Synonyms:
   sire, founding father, founder, forefather, preceptor, beginner, don, begetter, male parent

   Antonyms:
   female parent, mother

9. beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth(verb)

   make children

   "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"

   Synonyms:
   take, cause, make, mystify, experience, develop, draw, have, become, sustain, receive, scram, amaze, stimulate, sire, drive, engender, go, fix, pay back, get under one's skin, stick, suffer, spawn, beat, return, set about, get down, incur, contract, bring forth, grow, dumbfound, fuss, start, arrest, fetch, give, bring, bewilder, mother, induce, buzz off, catch, let, obtain, beget, puzzle, flummox, get, generate, breed, capture, find, baffle, produce, start out, pose, vex, aim, perplex, stupefy, gravel, begin, render, commence, arrive, set out, convey, acquire, come, pay off, bugger off, overprotect, yield, nonplus

   Antonyms:
   mother, female parent

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1. father(noun)

   Antonyms:
   child, son, daughter, mother

2. father(noun)

   God, the father of Creation

   My father was a strong influence on me.

   Antonyms:
   son, child, mother, daughter

3. father(noun)

   A title given to priests.

   Father Thomas was a good priest.

   Antonyms:
   mother, daughter, son, child

4. father(noun)

   One's father

   I will only do what Father asks.

   Antonyms:
   mother, child, son, daughter

5. father(noun)

   One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca alongside the Master and Sage and representing a man; younger than a Sage and older than a Master

   Antonyms:
   child, son, mother, daughter

6. father(noun)

   Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics.

   Antonyms:
   mother, child, son, daughter

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. father(n.)

   Synonyms:
   male parent

2. father(n.)

   Synonyms:
   ancestor, forefather, progenitor

3. father(n.)

   Synonyms:
   creator, maker, originator, author, inventor

4. father(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   adopt

5. father(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   assume the authorship of

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. father(n)

   Synonyms:
   pater familias, procreator, sire, patriarch, founder, originator, author

   Associated words:
   affiliate, affiliation, filiation, patricide, patricidal, paternalism, parricide, agnate, agnation, patrimony

2. father(v)

   Synonyms:
   beget, engender, procreate

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   dad, daddy, parent, padre, fathers, père, papa, fassia, pater, ilp, santa, pai, ilps, pop, paternal, isa, pa, sr., fader, priest, eerp, -father, vader

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How to use father in a sentence?

1. Pierre Trudeau:

   There were a lot of people who liked my father and liked me for reasons that were entirely unrelated to who I actually was and I had to learn to set aside positive impressions that were not grounded in reality.

2. Abdul Waheed Bahaduri:

   We are very peaceful people. My father had followers all over the world and he welcomed people here from wherever they came from and whatever religion they were.

3. Donald Trump:

   My grandfather Frederick Trump came to the United States in 1885. He joined the great gold rush and instead of gold he decided to open up some hotels in Alaska. He did fantastically well. He loved this country, likewise my father and now me.

4. Donald Trump:

   He's 27 years old. His father dies, took over a regime. So say what you want, but that is not easy, especially at that age, i'm not giving him credit or not giving him credit, I'm just saying that's a very hard thing to do. As to whether or not he's rational, I have no opinion on it. I hope he's rational.

5. Thomas Jr.:

   Its going be a slow, long process. He now seems particularly determined to mend fences between Duchess Meghan , 37 and their father. MEGHAN MARKLE HAS STRUGGLED WITH THE INTENSITY OF THE SPOTLIGHT, EXPERT SAYS QUEEN ELIZABETH TO ADVISE MEGHAN MARKLE ON THINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN DONE BETTER, ROYAL EXPERT SAYS If something critical happens to our father, would Duchess Meghan , 37 show up ? I honestly dont think she would.

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