FATHERS Synonyms: 106 Similar and Opposite Words

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noun

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plural of father

as in dads

a male human parent the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons

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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

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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

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fathers

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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

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Noun

One study, though, done at a hospital in Canada, found that dads are just as good as moms at detecting fever with their hands.

Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025
Popular on Variety After winding up Gayle King’s birthday surprise, Williams got on the phone with Variety to talk about the song’s 60-year life as a perennial favorite of boyfriends, husbands, doting dads and presidents.

Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024

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