| FATHERHOOD | • fatherhood n. The state of being a father. • FATHERHOOD n. the state of being a father. |
| FATHERINGS | • FATHERING n. the male act of procreating. |
| FATHERLAND | • fatherland n. The country of one’s ancestors. • fatherland n. The country of one’s birth, origin. • FATHERLAND n. the native land or country of one's father or ancestors. |
| FATHERLESS | • fatherless adj. Without a (living) father. • fatherless adj. (Figurative) Without a known author or inventor. • FATHERLESS adj. without a father. |
| FATHERLIER | • FATHERLY adj. like a father. |
| FATHERLIKE | • fatherlike adj. Having the qualities of a father. • FATHERLIKE adj. like a father. |
| FATHERSHIP | • fathership n. The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity. • fathership n. (Religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest. • FATHERSHIP n. the state of being a father. |
| FOREFATHER | • forefather n. Ancestor. • forefather n. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition. • FOREFATHER n. an ancestor. |
| GODFATHERS | • godfathers n. Plural of godfather. • GODFATHER v. to be a godfather to. |
| STEPFATHER | • stepfather n. (In the narrow sense) A husband of one’s biological mother after her initial marriage to or relationship… • stepfather n. (In the broad sense) A husband of one’s parent distinct from one’s biological father. • step-father n. Alternative form of stepfather. |
| UNFATHERED | • unfathered adj. Not raised by or acknowledged by a father. • unfathered v. Simple past tense and past participle of unfather. • UNFATHERED adj. having no father. |
| UNFATHERLY | • unfatherly adj. Not fatherly; unpaternal. • UNFATHERLY adj. not fatherly. |