father
US /ˈfɑðɚ/
Definition
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
My father worked at the same company for thirty years.
Word Family
NounNoun
father gốc
fatherliness
VerbVerb
father gốc
AdjectiveAdj
fatherly
AdverbAdv
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Synonyms
- dadan informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
- parenta father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
Collocations
- Easy father and sonto father and son, meaning to make children
- Medium founding father of the companyto founding father of the company, meaning to set up or found
- Hard father of modern economicsto father of modern economics, meaning to make children
- Very Hard father figure in corporate mentorshipto father figure in corporate mentorship, meaning to make children
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