| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male person who begets children |
| Synonyms: | ancestor, begetter, dad, daddy, forebearer, origin, pa, padre, papa, parent, pop*, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, sire, source |
| Antonyms: | mother |
| Main Entry: | father/mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | founder, inventor |
| Synonyms: | administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, dean, elder, encourager, generator, initiator, introducer, leader, maker, matriarch, motor, mover, organizer, originator, patriarch, patron, prime mover, promoter, promulgator, publisher, sire, sponsor, supporter |
| Main Entry: | caregiver |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person caring for child |
| Synonyms: | au pair, babysitter, caretaker, custodian, father, governess, mother, nanny, nurse, parent |
| Main Entry: | clergyperson |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | minister of church |
| Synonyms: | abbey, archbishop, bishop, blackcoat, cardinal, cassock, chaplain, churchperson, cleric, clerk, curate, dean, divine, ecclesiast, ecclesiastic, evangelist, father, missionary, monsignor, padre, parson, pastor, person of God, person of the cloth, pontiff, preacher, predicant, priest, primate, pulpitarian, pulpiteer, rabbi, rector, reverend, sermonizer, shepherd, vicar |
| Main Entry: | fountainhead |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | principal source; person who originates |
| Synonyms: | administrator, architect, author, builder, creator, father, fount, fountain, generator, initiator, leader, maker, mother, originator, spring, wellspring |
| Main Entry: | god |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | supernatural being worshipped by people |
| Synonyms: | Absolute Being, All Knowing, All Powerful, Allah, Almighty, Creator, Divine Being, Father, God, Holy Spirit, Infinite Spirit, Jah, Jehovah, King of Kings, Lord, Maker, Yahweh, daemon, deity, demigod, demon, divinity, holiness, idol, master, numen, omnipotent, power, prime mover, providence, soul, spirit, totem, tutelary, universal life force, world spirit |
| Main Entry: | inventor |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | discoverer |
| Synonyms: | architect, author, builder, coiner, creator, designer, experimenter, father, founder, innovator, maker, originator, pioneer |
| Main Entry: | male |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | man |
| Synonyms: | Mr., boy, brother, father, fellow, gent, gentleman, grandfather, guy, he, husband, sir, son |
| Antonyms: | female |
| Main Entry: | man |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male human |
| Synonyms: | Mr., beau, boyfriend, brother, father, fellow, gentleman, grandfather, guy, he, husband, nephew, papa, sir, son, spouse, swain, uncle |
| Antonyms: | woman |