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Contento 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Antonyms 1.3.3 Hypernyms 1.3.4 Derived terms 1.3.5 Related terms 1.3.6 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also 1.6 Anagrams

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From Middle English fader < Old English fæder < Proto-Germanic *faðer < Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Cognates include Mycenaean Greek Patrono:Linb (pa-te) (Greek πατήρ) (patḗr), Latin pater, Spanish padre, French père, Persian پدر (pedar), Sanskrit पितृ (pitr), Icelandic faðir, Dutch vader and German Vater.

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• (RP) enPR: fä'thə(r), IPA: /ˈfɑː.ðə(ɹ)/, SAMPA: /"fA:D@(r)/

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  Rhymes: -ɑːðə(r)

• (AusE) enPR: fä'thə, IPA: /ˈfaː.ðə/, SAMPA: /"fa:D@/
• (GenAm) enPR: fä'thər, IPA: /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/, SAMPA: /"fA:D@`/

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• Homophones: farther (in non-rhotic accents)
• Hyphenation: fa‧ther

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Father (plural Fathers)

1. A male who sires (and often raises) a child.

   My father was a strong influence on me.

2. A term of address for an elderly man.

   Come, father; you can sit here.

3. A person who plays the role of a father in some way.

   My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced.

   The child is father to the man.

4. The founder of a discipline or science.

   Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics.

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• (parent): See WikiSaurus:father

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• (with regards to gender) mother
• (with regards to ancestry) son, daughter, child

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• (a male parent): parent

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• Father

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to Father (third-person singular simple present Fathers, present participle Fathering, simple past and past participle Fathered)

1. To be a father to; to sire.
   • 1592, William Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI v 4

     Well, go to; we'll have no bastards live; Especially since Charles must father it.

2. (figuratively) To give rise to.
   • 1610 — William Shakespeare, Cymbeline ii 2

     Cowards father cowards and base things sire base.

3. To act as a father; to support and nurture.
   • 1610 — William Shakespeare, Cymbeline iv 2

     Ay, good youth! And rather father thee than master thee.

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• beget
• grandpa
• pater
• paternal
• sire

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• afther
• farethaf:father

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