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  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  father 
 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  father 
 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  father 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  father 
 
  1  sense  of  father 
 
  Sense  1 
  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth 
  =>  make  create 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  father 
 
  father  used  as  a  verb  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  father 
 
  Sense  1 
  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth 
  =>  make  create 
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  Grep  of  noun  father 
  church  father 
  city  father 
  father 
  father's  day 
  father-figure 
  father-god 
  father-in-law 
  father  brown 
  father  christmas 
  father  figure 
  father  surrogate 
  fatherhood 
  fatherland 
  fatherliness 
  forefather 
  foster-father 
  founding  father 
  godfather 
  grandfather 
  great  grandfather 
  holy  father 
  housefather 
  stepfather 
  the  father  of  radio 
 
  Overview  of  noun  father 
 
  The  noun  father  has  7  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (72)  father,  male  parent,  begetter  --  (a  male  parent  (also  used  as  a  term  of  address  to  your  father);  "his  father  was  born  in  Atlanta") 
  2.  (4)  forefather,  father,  sire  --  (the  founder  of  a  family;  "keep  the  faith  of  our  forefathers") 
  3.  (2)  Father,  Padre  --  (`Father'  is  a  term  of  address  for  priests  in  some  churches  (especially  Roman  or  Orthodox  Catholic);  `Padre'  is  frequently  used  in  the  military) 
  4.  (2)  Church  Father,  Father  --  (an  early  writer  accepted  as  an  authority  on  the  teachings  and  practices  of  the  Christian  church) 
  5.  (1)  father  --  (a  person  who  holds  an  important  or  distinguished  position  in  some  organization;  "the  tennis  fathers  ruled  in  her  favor";  "the  city  fathers  endorsed  the  proposal") 
  6.  (1)  Father,  Father-God  --  (God  when  considered  as  the  first  person  in  the  Trinity;  "hear  our  prayers,  Heavenly  Father") 
  7.  founder,  beginner,  founding  father,  father  --  (a  person  who  founds  or  establishes  some  institution;  "George  Washington  is  the  father  of  his  country") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  father 
 
  The  verb  father  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth  --  (make  children;  "Abraham  begot  Isaac";  "Men  often  father  children  but  don't  recognize  them") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  father 
  fatherless 
  fatherlike 
  fatherly 
 
  Overview  of  noun  father 
 
  The  noun  father  has  7  senses  (first  6  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (72)  father,  male  parent,  begetter  --  (a  male  parent  (also  used  as  a  term  of  address  to  your  father);  "his  father  was  born  in  Atlanta") 
  2.  (4)  forefather,  father,  sire  --  (the  founder  of  a  family;  "keep  the  faith  of  our  forefathers") 
  3.  (2)  Father,  Padre  --  (`Father'  is  a  term  of  address  for  priests  in  some  churches  (especially  Roman  or  Orthodox  Catholic);  `Padre'  is  frequently  used  in  the  military) 
  4.  (2)  Church  Father,  Father  --  (an  early  writer  accepted  as  an  authority  on  the  teachings  and  practices  of  the  Christian  church) 
  5.  (1)  father  --  (a  person  who  holds  an  important  or  distinguished  position  in  some  organization;  "the  tennis  fathers  ruled  in  her  favor";  "the  city  fathers  endorsed  the  proposal") 
  6.  (1)  Father,  Father-God  --  (God  when  considered  as  the  first  person  in  the  Trinity;  "hear  our  prayers,  Heavenly  Father") 
  7.  founder,  beginner,  founding  father,  father  --  (a  person  who  founds  or  establishes  some  institution;  "George  Washington  is  the  father  of  his  country") 
 
  Overview  of  verb  father 
 
  The  verb  father  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  beget,  get  engender,  father,  mother,  sire,  generate,  bring  forth  --  (make  children;  "Abraham  begot  Isaac";  "Men  often  father  children  but  don't  recognize  them") 



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