father's

Belonging to dad

Father's is the possessive form of father, indicating something belonging to or associated with one's male parent.

It appears in phrases like my father's house, father's side of the family, or father's advice.

Father's Day is the annual holiday honoring fathers, celebrated in June in the United States.

The form also serves as a contraction of "father is" or "father has" in casual speech: Father's coming home late tonight.

role

guidance

Advice for decisions

approvalFavorable opinion given
blessingPrayer seeking divine favor
permissionGranted right to act

authority · discipline · protection · expectations · advice · support · influence · teachings · footsteps · example

possession

house

Residential building

carWheeled motor vehicle
watchPortable timekeeping device
chairSingle-person sitting furniture

tools · desk · workshop · belongings · property · inheritance · estate · legacy · heirloom · ring

lineage

side

Lateral portion of something

familyRelated people together
surnameHereditary family identifier
ancestorsThose from whom one descends

bloodline · heritage · genealogy · roots · clan · descendants · name · line · parentage · forebears

temporal

day

24-hour period

generationAge-defined peer group
eraDistinct historical period
timeMeasured passage of moments

youth · childhood · death · funeral · birthday · retirement · memory · stories · legacy · passing

traits

temper

State of mind

wisdomGood judgment from experience
eyesOrgans of sight
smilePleased facial expression

stubbornness · hands · voice · humor · patience · strength · habits · mannerisms · pride · silence

Categories

possessivesmy, mine, your, yours, his
Her Possessivesher, hers, mother's, sister's, daughter's

Opposites

parental gender

father'smother's

Of the female parent

maternal · mom's · mum's · mama's · mommy's

generational direction

father'schild's

Belonging to a youngster

son's · daughter's · children's · kid's · offspring's

familial vs non-familial possession

father'sstranger's

Belonging to unknown person

Phrases

Father's DayHoliday honoring male parents
father figureMale role model
foster fatherMale caretaker of ward
single fatherMale parent without partner
The FatherMale progenitor
father in lawSpouse's paternal relation

Family

father, grandfather, fatherly, fatherhood, fathers, godfather, fathered, fathering, stepfather

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Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G