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Definition father in British English

father noun

noun
/ˈfɑːðə(r)/
1

your male parent. People often call their father Dad or, especially if they are young children, Daddy. In the past, people often called their father Father or Papa

Example

My father taught me to drive.

Example

George suspected that he was not the father of Emily's child.

Example

The thought of becoming a father terrified Mark.

Example

I never knew my real father.

Example

The 32-year-old father of three denies the charges.

Example

Tom has been like a father to me.

Synonyms and related words
birth father birth mother birth parent
2

used for talking to or about a priest, especially a Roman Catholic priest

Example

I need your help, Father.

Example

Father Peter said that that wasn't a sin.

Synonyms and related words
abbess abbot archbishop
3

used for talking to or about God in the Christian religion

Example

Heavenly Father, please hear our prayers.

Synonyms and related words
apostle apostolic Christ
4

people in your family who lived long before you

Example

Spanish was the language of their fathers.

Synonyms and related words
ancestor ancestry antecedents
Definition father in British English