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The correct spelling is fathers.
How to pronounce fathers
/ˈfɑː.ðəz/
nounIPA: /ˈfɑː.ðəz/
Say it like: Fat-her-s
The correct spelling is fathers. A (generally human) male who begets a child. For example: "My father was a strong influence on me."
Usage Examples
“My father was a strong influence on me.”
“Come, father; you can sit here.”
“My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced.”
Meanings
noun
- 1.A (generally human) male who begets a child.
- 2.A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
- 3.A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- 4.A term of respectful address for a priest.
- 5.A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
verb
- 1.To be a father to; to sire.
- 2.To give rise to.
- 3.To act as a father; to support and nurture.
- 4.To provide with a father.
- 5.To adopt as one's own.
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