| Main Entry: | father |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | male person who begets children |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, begetter, dad, daddy, forebearer, origin, pa, padre, papa, parent, pop*, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, sire, source |
Antonyms: |
mother |
| Main Entry: | forebearer |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | family predecessor |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, author, begetter, forerunner, founder, materfamilias, matriarch, originator, parent, paterfamilias, patriarch, precursor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor, relative, sire |
| Main Entry: | forefather |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | ancestor |
Synonyms: |
antecedent, ascendant, forebearer, patriarch, precursor, predecessor, primogenitor, procreator, progenitor |
| Main Entry: | mother |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | female person who has borne children |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, child-bearer, creator, forebearer, mom, mommy, origin, parent, predecessor, procreator, progenitor, source |
Antonyms: |
father |
| Main Entry: | parent |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | person, source of product |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, architect, author, begetter, cause, center, creator, father, folks, forerunner, fountainhead, guardian, mother, origin, originator, procreator, progenitor, prototype, root, source, wellspring |
Antonyms: |
child |
| Main Entry: | sire |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | father |
Synonyms: |
ancestor, begetter, creator, forefather, lord, parent, pater, procreator |