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 paraphrases:

1. List of paraphrases for "father":

   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. Lance Vervoort:

   Oz is a significant animal for his species, he is the father of our two cubs, and he is vital to the ongoing breeding program to conserve this rare species.

2. Joanna Kitlinska:

   But our study shows the same thing to be true with fathers — his lifestyle, and how old he is, can be reflected in molecules that control gene function, in this way, a father can affect not only his immediate offspring, but future generations as well.

3. Ben Affleck:

   I think becoming a father makes you see the world differently and it’s good.

4. Alec Baldwin:

   Here I am, staying in a fancy hotel, going out to dinner with my friends, hanging out, and we're doing our best to disseminate some information, but I'm on one end of the spectrum, and this is all new to me, i've done a lot of environmental work back home related to climate change. I've tried to be as big of a rock in (their) shoe as I can to the oil industry and the nuclear industry. I'm heavy-heavy coming down on extractive industries in the United States and abroad. But the plight of indigenous people -- which is why we're here -- I hadn't thought about this until now. I had no idea who Diana Rios was or who her father was -- and the guy was killed by hit men for illegal logging obligations.

5. David Beckham:

   I havent spoken to Harry about him moving. We speak as friends and thats the most important thing for me, i think hes enjoying being a young father for the first timeand thats what we always spoke about. When you are a parent, it changes everything for you. He always needs to be happy.

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