I.
noun
ADJECTIVE
▪ lone ( esp. BrE ), single
▪
As a single ~, he found it a struggle bringing up three children.
▪ married , unmarried
▪
a married ~ of two
▪ divorced
▪ widowed
▪ absent , absentee , estranged
▪ long-lost
▪
Ryan has gone looking for his long-lost ~.
▪ biological , natural , real , true
▪ adoptive , foster
▪ second , surrogate
▪
I always thought of you as a second ~.
▪
Elena's brother was a surrogate ~ to her kids after her husband died.
▪ expectant
▪
He paced like an expectant ~.
▪ new
▪
Meet your new ~.
▪
The new ~ took his son into his arms.
▪ doting , proud
▪
He has just become the proud ~ of a baby girl.
▪ young
▪ ageing/aging , elderly , old
▪ ailing , dying , sick
▪
He has an ailing ~ and two younger brothers to support.
▪ dead , deceased , late
▪ grieving
▪
the grieving ~ of two children lost at sea
▪ caring , devoted , good , great , loving , responsible , wonderful
▪
He is very good with children and would make a devoted ~.
▪
He was a wonderful ~ to her.
▪ beloved , dear
▪
She kept the books that had belonged to her beloved ~.
▪ bad
▪
He was both a bad husband and a bad ~.
▪ distant
▪
He had a domineering mother and a cold, distant ~.
▪ domineering , overbearing , overprotective , strict
▪ abusive , alcoholic , drunken , violent
▪ famous
▪
He followed the footsteps of his famous ~ into the film industry.
▪ doctor , engineer , immigrant , etc.
▪
Their musician ~ encouraged their love of music.
VERB + FATHER
▪ resemble , take after
▪
The two boys were like their mother in character, but Louise took after her ~.
▪ follow , succeed
▪
She followed her ~ into the legal profession.
▪
He succeeded his ~ as Professor of Botany.
▪ inherit sth from
▪
She inherited the urge to travel from her ~.
▪ honour/honor , love , obey , respect
▪
Try your best to honor your ~.
▪ lose
▪
I lost my ~ when I was nine.
▪ bury
▪
I buried my ~, and mourned his death.
FATHER + NOUN
▪ figure
▪
Some of his students regard him as a ~ figure.
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of two, etc.
▪
Smith, a ~ of two, was arrested on charges of theft.
▪ ~ to sb
▪
Jesse is now married and ~ to a young son.
▪ follow in your father's footsteps
▪
He followed in his father's footsteps and became a motor mechanic.
▪ from ~ to son
▪
The land passes on from ~ to son.
▪ the death of your ~ , the loss of your ~
II.
verb
Father is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ child