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1. foster-father
Rhymes with Foster Father
- strother
- bother
3. father
noun. ['ˈfɑːðɝ'] a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father).
Antonyms
Etymology
- fader (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fæder (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
4. foster
verb. ['ˈfɑːstɝ'] promote the growth of.
Antonyms
Etymology
- fostor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
5. Father
noun. 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.
Synonyms
6. Father
noun. (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.
7. father
noun. ['ˈfɑːðɝ'] the founder of a family.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- fader (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fæder (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
8. father
verb. ['ˈfɑːðɝ'] make children.
Etymology
- fader (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fæder (Old English (ca. 450-1100))
10. father
noun. ['ˈfɑːðɝ'] a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization.
Antonyms
Etymology
- fader (Middle English (1100-1500))
- fæder (Old English (ca. 450-1100))