Kilo Lingo

father

/ˈfɑːðə/

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Translation

A man who has a child; a male parent.

Word origin

From Old English faeder, the word for a male parent.

Origin
Old English
Root
faeder

Grammar

Gender
Pluralfathers

Examples

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"Father" means the male parent in a family.

outside .

"Fathers" is the plural, meaning more than one father.

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Here "father" shows the man cares for his children.

"Father" means a man who has a child, the male parent in a family. The matching word for the female parent is "mother".

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This word is part of lesson 5.