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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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Her father, Doug, helped her make the signs but leaves most of the creativity to Niovi.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Once a relatively obscure royal, he outmaneuvered older cousins and purged rivals to become heir apparent as the health of his father, King Salman, declined.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

I also received a small inheritance from my father.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

But her father wasn’t in the picture, and her mother, Linda Gandy, told the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that Cynthia’s life began a “downward spiral” after the family moved to a different neighborhood.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

He tried not to picture his father on the Death Journey.

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.