father
/ˈfɑː.ðə/
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child; A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor
- plural
- fathers
Meanings
- 1
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.)
No, I am your father.
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Tell me about your father.
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- 2
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor
- 3
A term of respectful address for an elderly man
- 4
A term of respectful address for a priest
- 5
A person who plays the role of a father in some way
- 6
A pioneering figure in a particular fieldrare
- 7
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kindrare
- 8
Something inanimate that begetsrare
- 9
A member of a church councilrare
- 10
The archived older version of a file that immediately precedes the current version, and was itself derived from the grandfatherrare