father
🇺🇸
/ˈfɑːðər/
🇬🇧
/ˈfɑːðə(r)/
noun
A1
A male parent of a child.
My father helps me with my homework every day.
R
A person's ancestors from the past.
My father and his father before him lived in this house.
R
The first person to create a new idea or way of doing something.
He is called the father of modern science for his discoveries.
R
A name for God in Christianity.
Christians pray to God the Father for guidance.
R
A title for a priest in some churches.
Father John leads the church service every Sunday.
verb
R
To become the father of a child.
He fathered three children with his wife.
R
To create or start something new.
He fathered a new way of thinking about art.
translation
A male parent of a child.; A person's ancestors from the past.; The first person to create a new idea or way of doing something.; A name for God in Christianity.; A title for a priest in some churches.
To become the father of a child.; To create or start something new.
Word Forms
Plural
fathers
Progressive
fathering
Past
fathered
Perfect
fathered
3rd Present
fathers