father
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Sense 1
- noun
- A1
A man who has a child or children.
My father taught me how to change a car tyre.
Her father drove them to the airport before sunrise.
My father cooks the same soup for Sunday lunch.
Fathers were invited to the school concert on Friday.
Common collocations: my father · father and son · become a father · on his father's side · a father of three
Part of: Family, Relationships, Life events
Sense 2 · less common
- noun
- B2
A title for a priest in some Christian churches, or the priest himself.
The old father has served this parish for thirty years.
People often ask the father for help in hard times.
She knelt down and quietly asked the father for a blessing.
Common collocations: speak to the father · ask the father for advice · the father's blessing
Part of: Jobs
Forms
- plural
- fathers