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father
English
Etymology
From Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fad?r, from Proto-Indo-European *ph?t?r. Doublet of ayr, faeder, padre, pater, and père.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: fä'th?(r), IPA(key): /?f??ð?(?)/
- (General American) enPR: fä'th?r, IPA(key): /?f?ð?/
- (General Australian) enPR: fä'th?, IPA(key): /?fa?ð?/
- (obsolete) enPR: f?'th?r, IPA(key): /?fæð??/
- Homophone: farther (in non-rhotic accents)
- Rhymes: -??ð?(r)
- Hyphenation: fa?ther
Noun
father (plural fathers)
- A (generally human) male who begets a child.
- A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
- A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- A term of respectful address for a priest.
- A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
- The founder of a discipline or science.
- Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
- 1991, The Nairobi Law Monthly:
- Soon after the announcement of this year's election results, Mereka said that "the father of all battles had just begun." His dispute with Muite goes back to March last year […]
- 2002, Financial Management:
- "If UK GDP slows by 1 per cent, there is the mother and father of all recessions. It was exciting, but very bizarre, working in such an environment."
- 2012, Zubairu Wai, Epistemologies of African Conflicts: Violence, Evolutionism, and the War in Sierra Leone, Palgrave Macmillan: (?ISBN), page 93:
- “The Father of All Battles”
- On March 23, 1991, a band of armed insurgents attacked the town of Bomaru […]
- 1991, The Nairobi Law Monthly:
- Something inanimate that begets.
Synonyms
- (parent): see Thesaurus:father
- (most significant thing): see mother and granddaddy
Antonyms
- (with regards to gender) mother
- (with regards to ancestry) son, daughter, child
Hypernyms
- (a male parent): parent
Derived terms
Related terms
- Father
- Jupiter
- paternal
Translations
Verb
father (third-person singular simple present fathers, present participle fathering, simple past and past participle fathered)
- To be a father to; to sire.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI v 4
- Well, go to; we'll have no bastards live; Especially since Charles must father it.
- 1592, William Shakespeare, 1 Henry VI v 4
- (figuratively) To give rise to.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline ii 2
- Cowards father cowards and base things sire base.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline ii 2
- To act as a father; to support and nurture.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline iv 2
- Ay, good youth! And rather father thee than master thee.
- 1610, William Shakespeare, Cymbeline iv 2
- To provide with a father.
- To adopt as one's own.
- 1713, Jonathan Swift, Imitation of Horace, Book I. Ep. VII.
- Kept company with men of wit / Who often fathered what he writ.
- 1713, Jonathan Swift, Imitation of Horace, Book I. Ep. VII.
Translations
See also
- beget
- grandpa
- pater
- paternal
- sire
Anagrams
- afther, fareth, hafter, trefah
Middle English
Noun
father
- (Late Middle English) Alternative form of fader
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patronym
English
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ????? (pat?r, “father”) + ????? (ónoma, “name”). Equivalent to patri- +? -onym
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?pæt???n?m/
- (US) IPA(key): /?pæt?o?n?m/
Noun
patronym (plural patronyms)
- The name of someone's father.
- A patronymic surname.
Related terms
- patronymic
- matronym
- eponym
Translations
Coordinate terms
- matronym, metronym
See also
- patri-
- -onym
Anagrams
- aptronym, partonym
Norwegian Nynorsk
Alternative forms
- patronymikon n (greek form)
- patronymikum n (latin form)
Noun
patronym n (definite singular patronymet, indefinite plural patronym, definite plural patronyma)
- a patronym
Derived terms
- patronymisk
Adjective
patronym (masculine and feminine patronym, neuter patronymt, definite singular and plural patronyme)
- patronymic
References
- “patronym” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
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