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“Father” or “Fother”

father / fother are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

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father f·AA·dh·er

  • nouna male parent (also used as a term of address to your father).
  • noun`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military.
  • nouna person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization.
  • nounGod when considered as the first person in the Trinity.

fother

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“father”

  • …the club for which his father works, and also holds his…
  • His father died and was buried here;…
  • …into a working-class family: his father "Bartolomeo Parodi" worked at the…
  • Dymas, king of Phrygia and father of Hecuba.
  • …dismay, his death throws his father into depression and embitters his…
  • …Smyrnaeus this Dymas was the father of Meges, a Trojan whose…
  • His father, Aegimius, adopted Heracles' son, Hyllas.
  • Warrand's father was Hugh Munro Warrand (8…
  • His father, Dr. Michael Morris, is the…
  • He is the father of poet Nicole Cooley.

“fother”

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