father
Definitions
Noun
- A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
- The founder of a family
- `father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the roman catholic church or the orthodox catholic church); `padre' is frequently used in the military
- (christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the roman catholic church some were later declared saints and became doctor of the church; the best known latin church fathers are ambrose, augustine, gregory the great, and jerome; those who wrote in greek include athanasius, basil, gregory nazianzen, and john chrysostom
- A person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
- God when considered as the first person in the trinity
- A person who founds or establishes some institution
- The head of an organized crime family
Verb
- Make children
Fragment
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As a Fragment
Words that contain the term "father".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | father | 2 | 183 |
| 2 | father's | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | fathers | 2 | 19 |
| 4 | grandfather | 3 | 12 |
| 5 | fathered | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | great-grandfather | 4 | 2 |
| 7 | fatherly | 3 | 1 |
| 8 | forefathers | 3 | 1 |
| 9 | grandfathers | 3 | 1 |
| 10 | father-in-law | 4 | 0 |
| 11 | fatheree | 3 | 0 |
| 12 | fatherhood | 3 | 0 |
| 13 | fathering | 3 | 0 |
| 14 | fatherland | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | fatherless | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | fathers' | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | forefather | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | godfather | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | godfather's | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | godfathers | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | grandfather's | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | grandfathered | 3 | 0 |
| 23 | grandfathering | 4 | 0 |
| 24 | grandfatherly | 4 | 0 |
| 25 | oldfather | 3 | 0 |
| 26 | stepfather | 3 | 0 |
Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "father".
Spelled Like
Words that are spelled similarly to the term "father".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | rather | 2 | 373 |
| 2 | father's | 2 | 38 |
| 3 | farther | 2 | 32 |
| 4 | gather | 2 | 20 |
| 5 | fathers | 2 | 19 |
| 6 | feathers | 2 | 14 |
| 7 | feather | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | lather | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | fathered | 2 | 2 |
| 10 | feathery | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | fatherly | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | flathers | 2 | 0 |
| 13 | fathers' | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | fatheree | 3 | 0 |
| 15 | sather | 2 | 0 |
| 16 | mather | 2 | 0 |
| 17 | futher | 2 | 0 |
| 18 | frater | 2 | 0 |
| 19 | fraher | 2 | 0 |
| 20 | flater | 2 | 0 |
Words That Follow
Words that often follow the term "father" in a sentence.
Words That Precede
Words that often precede the term "father" in a sentence.
Statistically Associated
Words that are statistically associated with "father" in the same piece of text.
Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "father".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | father's | 2 | 38 |
| 2 | father-in-law | 4 | 0 |
| 3 | futher | 2 | 0 |
Results:
Term
Definitions: 9
Fragments: 26
Sound Alikes: 3
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 8
Words that Precede: 5
Statistically Associated: 9
Consonant Matches: 3
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
This Word in the News:
Column | My daughter resents her father for his unsteady income. Hax readers give advice.
Mar 18, 2026 The Washington Post
Mar 18, 2026 The Washington Post

