father
gb/fˈɑðɚ/ us/fˈɑðɚ/
A1
英語
~ 500
語義
0件の語義
名詞
A1
entity
1
A man who has a child
A man who has a son or daughter.
用法パターン：
[someone]'s father
よくある間違い：
Learners sometimes confuse 'father' with 'dad'; 'dad' is more informal and common in speech.
類義語
dad (Informal and affectionate term for father.)
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parent (Gender-neutral term; can refer to either mother or father.)
対義語
mother (Female parent, opposite in gender to father.)
コロケーション
biological father
|single father
|become a father
|proud father
|father figure
テーマ
family
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
例文
- My father taught me how to ride a bike.
- He became a father at the age of 25.
- Her father works as a doctor.
- The bride was walked down the aisle by her father.
学習者向け例文
- My father is very kind.
- Her father is a teacher.
- I live with my father and mother.
- His father drives a bus.
名詞
B1
entity
2
A man who started something important
A man who started or created something important like a country or idea.
用法パターン：
the father of [something]
よくある間違い：
Learners may overuse this figuratively without realizing it implies great importance or origin.
類義語
founder (Neutral term for someone who starts something; not gender-specific.)
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patriarch (Often used for the male head of a family or group; can be formal.)
対義語
successor (Someone who comes after the founder or leader.)
コロケーション
founding fathers
|father of the nation
|father of modern science
テーマ
history
|politics
|core_vocabulary
例文
- George Washington is often called the father of the United States.
- Sigmund Freud is known as the father of psychoanalysis.
- He is considered the father of modern computing.
学習者向け例文
- George Washington is called the father of America.
- Newton is the father of modern physics.
- He is the father of this company.
動詞
B2
action
3
To be the male parent of a child
To be the man who has a child with someone.
用法パターン：
to father [a child]
よくある間違い：
Some learners confuse 'father' as a verb with 'raise'; 'father' refers to biological paternity, not necessarily upbringing.
類義語
beget (Formal or old-fashioned term for causing a child to be born.)
対義語
mother (To give birth to a child; female equivalent.)
コロケーション
father a child
|father twins
テーマ
family
|relationships
例文
- He fathered three children during his first marriage.
- The king fathered an heir to the throne.
- She claims he fathered her baby.
学習者向け例文
- He fathered two children.
- The man fathered a baby with his wife.
- My uncle fathered twins.
名詞
formal
A2
entity
4
Title for certain priests
A name used to call some Christian priests.
用法パターン：
Father [name]
よくある間違い：
Learners may confuse 'Father' as a title with 'father' meaning male parent; capitalization helps distinguish them.
類義語
pastor (General term for a Christian minister; not limited to Catholicism.)
|
priest (More general term for an ordained minister in certain Christian churches.)
コロケーション
Father John
|Father Superior
テーマ
religion
例文
- Father Michael will lead the mass today.
- We spoke to Father Thomas about our wedding plans.
- Father Benedict has served this parish for 20 years.
学習者向け例文
- Father John is our priest.
- We talked to Father Paul.
- Father Peter works in our church.
文法
辞書形
father
IPA
GB/fˈɑðɚ/
US/fˈɑðɚ/
音節・強勢
fath - er （2音節）
Stress on 1st syllable (fath)
活用形
Noun
- Base: father
- Plural: fathers
Verb
- Base: father
- 3rd Person Singular: fathers
- Present Participle: fathering
- Past: fathered
関連語
Forms
fathers
noun
fathering
verb
fathered
verb
Core family
fatherly
adjective
grandfather
noun A1
Related words
fatherhood
noun
stepfather
noun A2
Negative and opposite forms
fatherless
adjective
Advanced or less common
paternal
adjective B2
paternity
noun
表現
father figure
1/fˈɑðɚ fˈɪɡjɚ/
fixed phrase
Man acting like a father to someone
A man who treats and guides someone like their own child, even if not related by blood.
例文
- After his own dad died, his coach became a father figure to him.
- She saw her uncle as a father figure.
forefathers
1/fˈɔɹfˌɑðɚz/
fixed phrase
Male ancestors from long ago
Men from past generations in your family or nation.
例文
- Our forefathers fought for our freedom.
- We honor our forefathers' traditions.
founding fathers
1/fˈaʊndɪŋ fˈɑðɚz/
fixed phrase
Men who started a nation or group
The men who started and built an important nation or group, especially the United States.
例文
- The Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence in 1776.
- We studied the Founding Fathers in history class.
like father, like son
1/lˈaɪk fˈɑðɚ | lˈaɪk sˈʌn/
idiom
Son is similar to his father
A son often acts or looks like his father.
例文
- He loves fishing just like his dad—like father, like son.
- He loves fishing, just like his dad. Like father, like son.
- He loves fishing just like his dad. Like father, like son.
- He loves fixing cars, just like his dad. Like father, like son.
- They both have the same laugh. Like father, like son.
- Both are stubborn—like father, like son.
- They both have the same laugh—like father, like son.