one's male parent

father and mother; parents

father (Catholic or Orthodox priest)

master, teacher, or religious mentor, often implying a father-like relationship with the student

father's father

wife's father; father-in-law

the first person of the Trinity in Christian theology, also known as the Holy Father

father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather

father's elder brother

a man who raises a child that is not his biological offspring, whether through legal adoption or fostering

people of one's parents' generation

(polite) my father

father's younger brother

the father of a prince or princess, who is also a king.

maternal grandfather (mother's father)

husband of one's father's sister; paternal aunt's husband

husband of one's mother's sister

the brother of one's mother

father and elder brother(s)

The father or founder of a nation.

describing siblings who share the same father but have different mothers

a formal and respectful term used to refer to one's own deceased father

relating to or based on the father's line of descent or the paternal lineage

to kill one's own father

the people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter

having the same mother but different fathers

(idiom) to carry on one's father's business or profession

one's elderly father, often used respectfully

to treat an enemy or evildoer as one's benefactor; to sell oneself to the enemy

one's great benefactor; like a second parent

like father, like son; used to mean that children often resemble or behave like their parents

a benevolent father and a filial son; the ideal of natural love and mutual respect between parents and children

nobody understands a son better than his father

strict or stern father