A man who has children; the formal way to address or refer to one's own father

father and mother; parents

Catholic or Orthodox Christian priest; father

A respectful term for one's own teacher or tutor, often implying a paternal-like bond between master and apprentice

father's father; paternal grandfather

father and son

the man who has married one's mother after the death or divorce of one's father

1. a male guardian for a person being baptized into the Christian faith; 2. the powerful head of a criminal organization; 3. a leader or founder of a specific field

biological father; birth father

wife's father

the Holy Father or God the Father in the Christian Trinity

paternal great-grandfather; father's grandfather

paternal grandparents; grandfather and grandmother on the father's side

father's elder brother

father and mother; parents

parents who have adopted or are raising a child who is not their biological offspring

foster father; adoptive father

people of one's father's or parents' generation; the older generation of one's family or friends

a humble term used when referring to one's own father to others

a father's love for his children

father's younger brother; uncle

the elders of a village, town, or district; often used as a respectful term of address for the older generation of one's hometown

maternal grandfather; mother's father

An adoptive father or foster father; also refers to a man one has formally acknowledged as a father, similar to a godfather.

one's natural or birth parents as distinguished from adoptive parents

The male parent of an animal or plant involved in sexual reproduction or crossbreeding.

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

husband of one's maternal aunt

uncle; mother's brother

father and elder brothers; male elders in the family; the male head of a family (patriarch)

a kind and loving father

honorary title for a person considered the founder of a nation

Describes siblings who share the same father but have different mothers; half-siblings through the father's side

(literary) one's late father

(literary) father-mother official; a term used in former times to refer to a local magistrate or the head of a prefecture or county

Christian term for God, or a respectful way to refer to God; our heavenly Father

A giant in Chinese mythology who attempted to chase and capture the sun, eventually dying of thirst during his pursuit.

The bloodline or lineage on the father's side

to kill one's own father

those on whom one depends for a livelihood, such as customers to a business person or an audience to a performer

(of siblings) born of the same mother but having different fathers

A general term for any of your father's brothers

one's elders and people from one's hometown; specifically refers to those whose support one relies on but whom one has disappointed. Originally referred to the people of the region east of the Yangtze River who supported the general [[项羽|項羽|xiang4 yu3]] during his rise and fall.

A social system in which men hold primary power and predominate in roles of political leadership, moral authority, social privilege, and control of property.

paternal authority or power; the authority of the father in a patriarchal system

one's aging father; a term used when referring to one's own elderly father to others

literally "to acknowledge a bandit as one's father"; to sell oneself to the enemy or give allegiance to an invader

one's great benefactor; specifically someone who has saved one's life, as if giving birth to them a second time