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father
father
noun
Definition of FATHER
1
a male human parent <the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons>
2
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor <Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science>
Synonyms author, begetter, creator, establisher, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
Related Words cocreator, cofounder; conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner; builder, maker, producer; developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist; organizer, promoter; encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer
3
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent <our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right>
Synonyms father, forebear (also forbear), forebearer, forefather, grandfather, primogenitor, progenitor
Related Words antecessor, predecessor [archaic]; ancestress, foremother, grandmother, matriarch; grandsire [archaic], patriarch, sire [archaic]; ancestry, antecedents, roots
Near Antonyms children, family, issue, lineage, offspring, posterity, progeny, seed, stock; daughter, heir, inheritor, scion, son, successor
Antonyms descendant (also descendent)
4
cap the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe <let us ask humbly for the blessings of our Father in heaven>
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