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:

    This is my father or, maybe,
    It is as he was,

    A likeness, one of the race of fathers: earth
    And sea and air.
    Wallace Stevens (1879–1955)

    Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
    Bible: Hebrew Genesis 2:24.

    Then the father said to him, Son, you are always with me, and all that is mine is yours.
    Bible: New Testament, Luke 15:31.