Synonyms of fathers

fathers 1 of 2

noun

plural of father

1

as in dads

a male human parent

the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dads
• daddies
• papas
• sires
• pas
• patriarchs
• paters
• stepfathers
• old men
• pops
• father figures
• patresfamilias
• father images

2

as in founders

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founders
• creators
• authors
• inventors
• pioneers
• makers
• begetters
• initiators
• originators
• generators
• founding fathers
• sires
• establishers
• designers
• innovators
• instituters
• inaugurators
• builders
• researchers
• developers
• cofounders
• promoters
• introducers
• contrivers
• spawners
• producers
• organizers
• cocreators
• inspirers
• formulators
• devisers
• conceivers
• encouragers
• galvanizers
• researchists
• inspirations

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• students
• pupils
• supporters
• disciples
• followers

3

as in grandfathers

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 & Similar Words

• grandfathers
• ancestors
• forefathers
• forebears
• progenitors
• grandmothers
• forebearers
• primogenitors
• predecessors
• patriarchs
• foremothers
• matriarchs
• grandsires
• antecessors
• ancestresses
• ancestries
• antecedents
• sires
• roots

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendants
• children
• families
• offspring
• sons
• issues
• daughters
• seed
• stocks
• lineages
• heirs
• successors
• progenies
• posterities
• inheritors
• scions

fathers

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of father

as in sires

to become the father of

Paul Revere somehow found room in his small house for the large family he had fathered

Synonyms & Similar Words

• sires
• begets
• spawns
• produces
• gets
• reproduces
• propagates
• procreates
• generates
• multiplies
• bears
• engenders
• genders

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fathers

Noun

Seeking election to the state legislature on Tuesday are some homeschooling mothers, a couple of homeschooling fathers, a grandfather and a recently graduated homeschooled student. — Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 2 Nov. 2026

The fathers of both the husband and wife confirmed their identities to the outlet Monday. — Stephen Sorace , Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026

In San Antonio, a tradition long passed from fathers to sons is finding its future in the voices of daughters. — Zoey Goto, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

The Hawks then had their morning skate with players’ fathers present. — Kalen Lumpkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 Oct. 2026

Gathered in a small meeting room in the back offices of Alexander Graham Middle School, 13 fathers of former and current NBA players gave one another a pep talk similar to the ones their sons have undoubtedly heard over the years. — Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Roughly 24 hours after the fathers told the court about the surrogate giving birth, Uthmeier’s office petitioned to intervene as a party in the court case. — Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026

Owners took them along on smoke breaks and told them how their fathers had started the business. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

Wide-eyed children and tipsy fathers are spellbound by the playacting queens, unbearably luminous in their regalia. — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026