Father

/ˈfaːðə/

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:12 ptsWWF:11 pts6 letters

Definition of Father

noun

A (generally human) male who begets a child.
"My father was a strong influence on me."
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
"Come, father; you can sit here."
A term of respectful address for a priest.
A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
"My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced."

verb

To be a father to; to sire.
To give rise to.
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
To provide with a father.
To adopt as one's own.

Anagrams of Father

Exact Anagrams

2 words using all 6 letters:

Words You Can Make

50 words can be made from the letters in "father":

6-LETTER WORDS

5-LETTER WORDS

after earth hater heart rathe

4-LETTER WORDS

eath fare fart fate fear feat feta frae frat fret haet haft hare hart hate+13 more

3-LETTER WORDS

aft are arf art ate ear eat eft era eta eth far fat feh fer

+1 Letter Anagrams

Words formed by adding one letter to "father" and rearranging:

+efeather terefah

+sfathers hafters

Related Word Patterns

FA...Words starting with "fa"...ERWords ending with "er"All 6-letter words Unscramble "father"

Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

granddaddymother

ANTONYMS

childdaughtersonmother

Rhyming Words

abandoner abaser abater abetter abhorrer abider abjurer abler abolisher aborter abrader abridger abrupter absconder absenter+5 more

Related Words

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