Collocations for "father"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "father" in context.
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father
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- my [biological, adopted] father
- our Heavenly Father
- the Holy Father
- my father [died, passed away] (on, in)
- is a father of [three]
- is (a) father to [three] children
- is the father of [three] children
- has been like a father to me
- do not know who my father is
- my father was never [there, around]
- [left, given] to her by her father
- like father, like son
- passed down from father to [daughter, son]
- [takes after, looks like] his father
- has his father's [eyes, looks, talent]
- Father's Day
- my father-in-law
- my step-father
- the founding fathers of [the nation, America]
- is (considered) the father of [neuroscience, the internet, our nation]
- a Father's Day [card, gift, present]
- a father- [daughter, son] day
- was a father figure to me
- a Father's Day [card, gift, present]
- father a [child, son, daughter]
- fathered [twins, triplets, six children]
- fathered by another man
- mothered and fathered
- fathered the [atomic bomb, telegraph, radio]
'father' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
God
- Lebanon
- Swedish
- absent
- affectionate
- after
- aging
- aisle
- alive
- already
- appearance
- apple
- apprentice
- arrears
- aunt
- baby
- bald
- betrayal
- blessing
- burned out
- cane
- cap
- captive
- child
- competitive
- connected
- consent
- cousin
- crook
- daughter
- death
- deceased
- dedicated
- devil
- devoted
- double
- dress
- encouragement
- epitome
- fake
- fame
- farm
- fellowship
- figure
- fortune
- frighten
- funeral
- girl
- give
- grandmother