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
Richardson father of 6, who served with U.S. forces, dies in ICE custody one day after arrest
Mar 16, 2026 FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth
Mar 16, 2026 FOX 4 News Dallas-Fort Worth

