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")
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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