father

US /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/
UK /ˈfɑː.ðɚ/
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a man in relation to his natural child or children

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My father taught me how to ride a bike.
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He became a father last year.
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daddaddypapoppater
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a priest

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We confessed our sins to Father Michael.
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The new Father will lead the Sunday service.
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priestclergymanreverendpastor
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the originator or founder of something

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He is considered the father of modern physics.
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The city's founding fathers established its first laws.
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founderoriginatorcreatorpioneerarchitect
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to be the father of (a child)

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He fathered three children before he was thirty.
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The stallion fathered many champions.
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begetsireprocreate
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to originate or establish (something)

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He fathered the idea of a universal basic income.
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The movement was fathered by a group of young activists.
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foundestablishoriginatecreatepioneer
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father-in-lawFather's Dayfather figurefrom father to son