fathers
Paternal family members
Fathers is the plural of father—male parents.
Beyond biology, fathers extends to founders or originators: the founding fathers, the fathers of the church.
The verb fathers means to sire offspring or to create something: He fathered three children.
Einstein fathered modern physics.
Guidance on decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- mentorTrusted wisdom-giving advisor
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- teachingProfession of instructing others
nurturing · protection · upbringing · discipline · encouragement · patience · counsel · values
Ancestor or originator
- ancestorPredecessor in lineage
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- heritageInherited cultural legacy
lineage · dynasty · clan · kinship · roots · descendant · predecessor · sire
Those who construct frames
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- independenceFreedom from external control
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
- patriotsDevoted homeland supporters
republic · democracy · revolution · colonial · liberty · statesmen · declaration · federalist
Trained self-control or specialty
- headshipChief authority position
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- providerOne who furnishes things
- breadwinnerPrimary household earner
household · rule · command · responsibility · protector · decision-maker · stern · firm
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- cultureCollective social practices
- legacyWhat's passed down
practices · values · beliefs · elders · ancestral · generational · storytelling · heirlooms
Ordained religious officials collectively
- parishLocal church community
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
- ordinationClergy appointment ceremony
diocese · sacrament · mass · homily · pulpit · cassock · rectory · congregation
advice
Guidance on decisions
teaching · nurturing · protection · upbringing · discipline · encouragement · patience · counsel · values · example
progenitor
Ancestor or originator
heritage · lineage · dynasty · clan · kinship · roots · descendant · predecessor · sire · begetter
framers
Those who construct frames
- constitutionInherent physical or structural makeup
- independenceFreedom from external control
- signatoriesThose who signed officially
patriots · republic · democracy · revolution · colonial · liberty · statesmen · declaration · federalist · enlightenment
discipline
Trained self-control or specialty
- headshipChief authority position
- dominanceSuperior influence over others
- providerOne who furnishes things
breadwinner · household · rule · command · responsibility · protector · decision-maker · stern · firm · traditional
heritage
Inherited cultural legacy
- customsTraditional practices or import taxes
- ritualsCeremonial repeated practices
- cultureCollective social practices
legacy · practices · values · beliefs · elders · ancestral · generational · storytelling · heirlooms · wisdom
clergy
Ordained religious officials collectively
- parishLocal church community
- pastoralOf countryside or clergy care
- confessionAdmission of wrongdoing
ordination · diocese · sacrament · mass · homily · pulpit · cassock · rectory · congregation · deacon
- family termsparents, nuclear family, mothers, extended family, single parent
- fatherhooddad, daddy, papa, pa, pop
- ancestorsancestor, ancestors, forebears, forebear, forbear
- family dramafamily bonds, sibling rivalry, family reunion, kinship, family secret
- malesmen, boys, guys, lads, dudes
- men portraitsheadshots, studio portraits, close-ups, profile shots, posed portraits
fathersmothers
Female parents collectively
moms · mamas · matriarchs · maternal figures
fatherschildren
Young human beings
sons · daughters · offspring · descendants · progeny
fathersfollowers
People who support someone
disciples · inheritors · successors · adherents · protégés
- 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
father, grandfather, fatherly, fatherhood, godfather, fathered, fathering, stepfather, grandfathers