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father

[fah-ther] / ˈfɑ ðər /
NOUN
male person who begets children
Synonyms
STRONGEST
ancestor dad parent predecessor
STRONG
begetter daddy origin pa padre papa pop progenitor sire source
WEAK
forebearer procreator
Antonyms
STRONGEST
descendant
STRONG
effect end result
WEAK
mother
NOUN
priest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
minister
STRONG
clergyman confessor ecclesiastic padre parson pastor preacher reverend
WEAK
abbé cure curé
Antonyms
WEAK
mother
VERB
sire
Synonyms
STRONGEST
conceive
STRONG
beget create engender establish found generate invent originate procreate produce spawn trigger
WEAK
dream up sow the seeds of
Antonyms
STRONG
destroy end finish halt kill result ruin stop
WEAK
mother

Example Sentences

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Only in Folan’s late teens did she find a more nurturing home life with her father and stepmother in Katonah, N.Y.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

Born Eldrick Tont Woods on Dec. 30, 1975, Tiger was given his nickname by his father, Earl, a U.S.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

What Benn's future looks like beyond his deal with Zuffa Boxing remains unclear, but his desire to win a world title - just as his father Nigel did in the 1990s - remains firm.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

The CGL was a haven for the most serious weeknight warriors in the Upper Midwest—and it was run by none other than the first Kon Knueppel, Kon II’s father.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“I didn’t—” Theo begins, but it’s clear my father doesn’t mean to allow him to get a word in edgewise.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse