Thesaurus:father

THESAURUS

father

English

Synonyms

da (Ireland)

dad

dada

daddio

daddy (childish)

father

old man [WS] (somewhat derogatory)

pa

papa

pappy

pater (formal)

patriarch

paw

pop (US)

pops (US, potentially derogatory)

poppa (US)

sire (obsolete)

Antonyms

mother [WS]

Hyponyms

biological father

birth father

genitor

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adoptive father

ballet dad

father-in-law

grandfather [WS]

stepfather

Hypernyms

guardian

foster

parent

relative [WS]

man [WS]

Various

paterfamilias

Further reading

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

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