Thesaurus:father

Thesaurus

father

English

Noun

Sense: male who sires a child

Synonyms

• ayr (Isle of Man)
• ba
• baba
• da (Ireland)
• dad
• dada
• daddio
• daddy (childish)
• father
• Father
• fatherling (diminutive, affectionate)
• old man    [⇒ thesaurus] (somewhat derogatory)
• pa
• pap
• papa
• papaw
• pappaw
• pappy
• Pappy
• pater (formal)
• patriarch
• paw
• pawpaw
• peepaw
• pepaw
• pop (US)
• poppa (US)
• poppy (US)
• pops (US, potentially derogatory)
• sire (obsolete)

Antonyms

• mother    [⇒ thesaurus]

Hyponyms

• birth father
• genitor
•   —
• adoptive father
• ballet dad
• father-in-law
• father-out-law
• foster father
• grandfather    [⇒ thesaurus]
• stepdad (informal)
• stepdaddy (informal)
• stepfather
• stepfather-in-law

Hypernyms

• guardian
• foster
• parent
• relative    [⇒ thesaurus]
• man    [⇒ thesaurus]

Various

• paterfamilias

Further reading

• “166. paternity” in Roget's Thesaurus, T. Y. Crowell Co., 1911.
• “father” in Moby Thesaurus II, Grady Ward, 1996.