stepfather ( also stepdad informal ) a man who is married to your mother, who is not your father but often acts as your parent Her stepfather is really nice. somebody’s old man informal someone’s father – used when talking about him in a way that is not very respectful His old man wouldn’t let him use the car. She saw her papa’s face change at this news. papa old-fashioned informal used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father Papa had forbidden me to go. Can I help, Pa? He is in New York with his Pop’s credit card, eating all the ice cream and pizza the city has to offer. daddy a name for father, which is used especially by young children or when you are talking to young children Where’s your daddy? Daddy, can I have a drink, please? pop American English informal ( also pa old-fashioned ) used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father I helped Pop fix the gate this morning. dad informal used when talking to your father, or about someone’s father Can I borrow your car, Dad? Her dad retired ten years ago. 2 → Father 3 → fathers 4 → Father 5 → the father of something 6 → from father to son 7 → like father like son 8 → a bit of how’s your father → city fathers, founding father THESAURUS father a male parent My father’s a doctor. Steve recently became the proud father of a 7lb 12oz baby girl. a father of two/three/four etc (=a man with two, three etc children ) The driver, a father of four, escaped uninjured.
Andrew was very excited about becoming a father. S1 W1 noun 1 parent SSF FATHER a male parent Ask your father to help you.From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Family father fa‧ther 1 / ˈfɑːðə $ -ər /