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- the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons
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- Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science
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- our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right
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- ancestor,
- forebear
- (also forbear),
- forebearer,
- forefather,
- grandfather,
- primogenitor,
- progenitor
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- antecessor,
- predecessor
- [archaic]
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- descendant
- (also descendent)
- let us ask humbly for the blessings of our Father in heaven
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father
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“Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/father. Accessed 25 Oct. 2020.
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The first known use of father was before the 12th century
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