Father Adjective Synonyms
forebear, ancestor, forefather, progenitor, primogenitor
The father of the dynasty fought at Hastings.
sire, paterfamilias, dad, daddy, pa, papa, pop, old man, old boy, governor, pater
His father is a chemist.
Father Noun Synonyms
creator, founder, originator, inventor, author, architect, framer, initiator
He regards Lavoisier as the father of modern chemistry.
sire, beget, get, engender, procreate, generate
He had fathered more than forty children in his harem.
originate, establish, found, invent, author, frame, initiate, institute, create
Galileo fathered modern astronomy by inventing the telescope.
priest, confessor, cur‚, abb‚, minister, pastor, shepherd, parson, clergyman, chaplain, padre, sky pilot
We should see the Father about the funeral service.
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