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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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Suddenly he was asking his father, a former Microsoft engineer, to explain obscure Windows file formats.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

For Molly's father, Andrew, the show has fulfilled a boyhood dream.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

"My grandfather started this, then my father, and now it's my turn," the 49-year-old said.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

Her father was a manager at a construction and civil-engineering company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

‘Your father was his enemy. He was the sworn enemy of all the Soul-Eaters.’

From "Wolf Brother" by Michelle Paver

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