father
Pronunciation[change]
- (AU) IPA (key): /ˈfaː.ðə/, SAMPA: /"fa:D@/, enPR: fä'thə
- (UK) IPA (key): /ˈfɑː.ðə/, SAMPA: /"fA:D@/, enPR: fä'thə
- (US) IPA (key): /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/, SAMPA: /"fA:D@`/, enPR: fä'thər
Audio (UK) (file) Audio (US) (file) - Homophone: farther (in non-rhotic accents)
Noun[change]
- (countable) The father of a person is the man who is one of that person's parents.
- The father of Bill Smith IV is Bill Smith III.
Synonyms[change]
Related words[change]
| Members of a family (edit) |
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parent: father - mother | spouse: husband - wife | child: son - daughter | sibling: brother - sister | uncle | aunt | nephew - niece | cousin | grandparent: grandfather - grandmother | grandchild: grandson - granddaughter |
Verb[change]
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Plain form |
Third-person singular |
Past tense |
Past participle |
Present participle |
- To have children (only applies to males)
- He fathered six children in six years.