father
gb/fˈɑðɚ/ us/fˈɑðɚ/
A1
Anh
~ 500
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
Danh từ
A1
entity
1
A man who has a child
A man who has a son or daughter.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone]'s father
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'father' with 'dad'; 'dad' is more informal and common in speech.
Từ đồng nghĩa
dad (Informal and affectionate term for father.)
|
parent (Gender-neutral term; can refer to either mother or father.)
Từ trái nghĩa
mother (Female parent, opposite in gender to father.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
biological father
|single father
|become a father
|proud father
|father figure
Chủ đề
family
|daily life
|relationships
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- My father is very kind.
- Her father is a teacher.
- I live with my father and mother.
- His father drives a bus.
Danh từ
B1
entity
2
A man who started something important
A man who started or created something important like a country or idea.
Mẫu sử dụng:
the father of [something]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may overuse this figuratively without realizing it implies great importance or origin.
Từ đồng nghĩa
founder (Neutral term for someone who starts something; not gender-specific.)
|
patriarch (Often used for the male head of a family or group; can be formal.)
Từ trái nghĩa
successor (Someone who comes after the founder or leader.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
founding fathers
|father of the nation
|father of modern science
Chủ đề
history
|politics
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- George Washington is called the father of America.
- Newton is the father of modern physics.
- He is the father of this company.
Động từ
B2
action
3
To be the male parent of a child
To be the man who has a child with someone.
Mẫu sử dụng:
to father [a child]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Some learners confuse 'father' as a verb with 'raise'; 'father' refers to biological paternity, not necessarily upbringing.
Từ đồng nghĩa
beget (Formal or old-fashioned term for causing a child to be born.)
Từ trái nghĩa
mother (To give birth to a child; female equivalent.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
father a child
|father twins
Chủ đề
family
|relationships
Ví dụ
- He fathered three children during his first marriage.
- The king fathered an heir to the throne.
- She claims he fathered her baby.
Ví dụ cho người học
- He fathered two children.
- The man fathered a baby with his wife.
- My uncle fathered twins.
Danh từ
formal
A2
entity
4
Title for certain priests
A name used to call some Christian priests.
Mẫu sử dụng:
Father [name]
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners may confuse 'Father' as a title with 'father' meaning male parent; capitalization helps distinguish them.
Từ đồng nghĩa
pastor (General term for a Christian minister; not limited to Catholicism.)
|
priest (More general term for an ordained minister in certain Christian churches.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
Father John
|Father Superior
Chủ đề
religion
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- Father John is our priest.
- We talked to Father Paul.
- Father Peter works in our church.
Ngữ pháp
Dạng từ điển
father
IPA
GB/fˈɑðɚ/
US/fˈɑðɚ/
Âm tiết và trọng âm
fath - er (2 âm tiết)
Stress on 1st syllable (fath)
Các dạng từ
Noun
- Base: father
- Plural: fathers
Verb
- Base: father
- 3rd Person Singular: fathers
- Present Participle: fathering
- Past: fathered
Họ từ
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
Cách diễn đạt
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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ
- 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.