father

/ˈfaːðə/noun

A man who has a child, whether by birth, adoption, fostering, or raising the child as his own.

Example sentence

“Her father taught her to ride a bike when she was five.”

As a verb it means to be the biological parent: 'he fathered three children'. Capitalized, it is a title for priests and a name for God.

Related words

sisterA girl or woman who has the same parents as another person.motherA woman who has a child, whether by giving birth, adopting, or fostering; a female parent.brotherA male child of the same mother and father as someone else.daughterA person's female child.grandmotherThe mother of your mother or father.grandfatherThe father of your mother or father.