Father

/ˈfɑːðə(ɹ)/

Synonyms for "father" (371 found)

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Closest matches (75)

Noun(14 words)

sire dad foundermale parentpater ayr ba baba beget begetter begetting beginner causechurch father

abba abbe affiliateaffiliate toagentambrose of milanancestor ancestorsante-nicene fathersapostle apprentice architect artificer artist athanasius aunt auntie author barnabas baron

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basil bear beget begetter beginnerbig gunbig manbig namebigwig birthblood brotherbrassbrass hatbreedbreed truebrethrenbring aboutbring forthbring to birthbring to effectbring to passbrother bub bubba bud buddy builder cassock catalyst cause causer celebrity chaplainclement of alexandriaclement of romeclergyman conceive conceiver

Verb(3 words)

beget begotbring forth

Strong matches (111)

confessor constructor copulatecountry cousincousincousin once removedcousin twice removedcraftsman create creator crossbreed curecyprian of carthagecyril of jerusalemdad daddy daughter deanderive fromdesigner

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deviser dignitary dignity disciple discoverer do dom doyen doyenne effect effector effectuate elder eldest encourager engender engenderer engineer establish establishment evangelist executor executrixfather confessorfather in christfigurefiliate tofirst cousinfirst-born firstling forebear forefatherfoster brotherfoster fatherfound founder frame framer frater gallach generate generator genitor gestate getgive birth togive occasion togive origin togive rise togovernor grandnephew grandniece granduncle greatgreat mangreat-aunt great-unclegregory of nyssagrowerhalf brotherhatch have hermashis gracehis holinesshis reverenceholiness ignatiusimportant personinaugurate inaugurator inbreed industrialist initiate

Noun(14 words)

da dada daddies daddio daddy dads donfather of the churchfatherling fathers forefatherfounding fathergenerate induce

Verb(3 words)

engender generate get

Related words (185)

initiator inspirer instigator institute institutor interests introducer invent inventor irenaeus jerome johnjohn chrysostomjourneymanjustin martyrkid brotherlactantius firmianuslionlords of creationluke

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magnate makemake lovemakerman of markmanufacturer mark mastermaster craftsmanminister mogul monsignor mother motor mover multiply nabob name nephew niece notability notable nuncle nunks nunky occasionold boyold manolder oldest organizer origen originate originator outbreed pa padre panjandrum pap papa papias pappy parentparish priestparsonpast masterpastor pater paterfamilias patriarch paul penitentiaryperson of renownpersonage personality peterpillar of societyplanner polycarp pop pops powerpower eliteprecursor presbyter priestprime moverprimogenitorprimum mobileprocreate produce producer progenerate progenitor proliferate promoter propagate rabbi raise raiser realize realizer relativereproduce in kindruling circlesachem saintsecond cousinseniorset afloatset on footset upshaper shepherd sire sis sissy sister sister-german sisternsky pilotsmith soil somebody something son spawnspiritual directorspiritual fatherstart stepbrother stepfather stepsister stock supporter tertullianthe greatthe old manthe toptoptop brasstop peopletrace totycoon unc uncle uncsuterine brothervery important personvip work worthy wright

Noun(29 words)

leaderold manoriginate originator pa padre pap papa papas papaw pappa pappaw pappy patriarch patriarchs paw pawpaw peepaw pepaw pop

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poppa poppas poppy pops procreate sires siring trigger vader

Verb(3 words)

mother sire sired

Related word relations

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6 relation types

More general

24 entries

ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent chief conceiver createform of addresshead leader make mastermind originator parent priest root

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More specific

14 entries

adoptive fatherbegetbiological fatherfoster fatherfounding fatherinduce originatepater familiaspatriarch precipitate procreate sire stepfather trigger

Collocations

11 entries

a childabsent fatheradoptive fatherbiological fatherfather figurefatherhood lineage offspring progenysingle fatherstepfather

Inflections

3 entries

fathered fathering fathers

Derivations

7 entries

fathered fatherhood fathering fatherly paternal paternity stepfather

Antonyms

1 entries

mother

Sample sentences

54 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

His father would never sanction his engagement to a girl who did not share the same religious beliefs as their family.

Source: tatoeba (1983)

Like father, like son.

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Have you visited the town where your father was born?

Source: tatoeba (16738)

You should ask your father for his advice and follow it.

Source: tatoeba (16739)

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