American English
/ˈfɑ.ðɚ/
2 syllables · Stress the first syllable.
a man who has one or more children
Practice out louda man who has one or more children
My father lives in Chicago.
Her father taught her to swim.
In everyday speech, people often say dad instead.
biological father · single father · father figure · father and son
someone's father
the father of + person
to have a child with someone, as a man
He fathered three children.
The actor fathered a child in his twenties.
This verb is more common in news and formal writing than in everyday speech.
father + a child
father children with + person
God in Christianity, especially when people speak of him as a parent
Christians pray to the Father.
The prayer begins, “Our Father in heaven.”
This meaning is often written with a capital F: the Father.
Heavenly Father · Our Father
the Father
Our Father
a title for a Christian priest, especially a Catholic priest
Father Martin celebrated the Mass.
I asked Father James for advice.
As a priest's title, Father is written with a capital F before a name.
Father + last name
speak to Father + last name
a man who gives someone support and guidance like a parent
His coach became a father figure to him.
the father of your husband or wife
My father-in-law visits us every Sunday.
a day when people honor their fathers
We have dinner together on Father's Day.