father

See:
  • (one) could be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
  • (one) is old enough to be (someone's) (parent/grandparent)
  • a bit of how's your father
  • a spot of how's your father
  • Battle Ends And Down Goes Charles' Father
  • be gathered to (one's) fathers
  • child is father of the man
  • experience is the father of wisdom
  • Father Charles Goes Down And Ends Battle
  • father on
  • founding father
  • founding father (of something)
  • how's your father
  • it is a wise child that knows its own father
  • like father like son
  • like father, like son
  • like father/mother, like son/daughter
  • not your father's
  • old enough to be (one's) father
  • old enough to be mother
  • old enough to be someone's father
  • Robert's your father's brother
  • step-father
  • success has many fathers, failure is an orphan
  • the child is father of the man
  • the child is father to the man
  • the founding father of something
  • the mother and father of all (something)
  • the wish is father to the thought
  • twinkle in (one's) father's eye
  • when (one) was a twinkle in (one's) father's eye
References in classic literature
'Lizzie Hexam, Lizzie Hexam,' then began Miss Potterson, 'how often have I held out to you the opportunity of getting clear of your father, and doing well?'
'Do I know the worst of father!' she repeated, opening her eyes.
"Sir," said Telemachus, "as regards your question, so long as my father was here it was well with us and with the house, but the gods in their displeasure have willed it otherwise, and have hidden him away more closely than mortal man was ever yet hidden.
But, father, don't you think that a young woman equally pure and virtuous as Miss Chant, but one who, in place of that lady's ecclesiastical accomplishments, understands the duties of farm life as well as a farmer himself, would suit me infinitely better?"
"My feelings have not changed, father," said Mary, calmly.
"Has your father said any thing about Geoffrey?" was his mother's first question as soon as he entered the room.
''Fore Gad, Ned,' rejoined the father, 'I was cool enough last night.
He paused at that, for he saw his father wince at the picture like a man physically struck; and again there was silence.
His father and his teacher were both displeased with Seryozha, and he certainly did learn his lessons very badly.
"My father will have to pay a good deal of money, then?"
do you reckon benefits with your father, Ginevra?" said Piombo, in a dangerous tone.
'And the worst of all is, that although my poor father wished me so much to learn, and although I am so anxious to learn, because he wished me to, I am afraid I don't like it.'
The soldier told him where people were most charitable, and where they would take a wanderer in for the night, and Father Sergius intended to avail himself of this information.
The cares of state were over for that day, the Drawing Room had been well attended, several new presentations had taken place, the three-and- sixpence accidentally left on the table had accidentally increased to twelve shillings, and the Father of the Marshalsea refreshed himself with a whiff of cigar.
Men only need she fear, but she must take this and many other chances before she could hope to reach her father's court again.