father

CEFRA1

/ˈfɑː.ðə(ɹ)/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A male parent.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.

Examples

  • She wanted to avoid another confrontation with her father.

  • You ought to have taken your father's advice.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈfa.ðəɹ/
  • /ˈfɑː.d̪ə(r)/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A male who has sired a baby; this person in relation to his child or children.

  2. A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).

  3. A term of respectful address for an elderly man.

More examples

In context

  • My father was a strong influence on me.

  • My friend Tony just became a father.

  • Like father, like son.

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Origin

noun

Old English fæder Middle English fader English father Inherited from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr, from possibly *peh₂- + *-tḗr. Doublet of ayr, faeder, athair, padre, pater, and père.