Father

Father

A father (or dad) is defined as a male parent or Individual progenitor of human offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to a father and comparatively to "maternal" for a mother. The verb "to father" means to procreate or to sire a child from which also derives the gerund "fathering". Fathers determine the gender of their child through a sperm cell which either contains an X chromosome (female), or Y chromosome (male).

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Famous quotes containing the word father:

    “When a man reaches his maturity in understanding and in years, the feeling comes over him that his father was wrong to beget him.”
    —Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)

    “My father in the night commanding No
    Has work to do.”
    —Louis Simpson (b. 1923)