🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)
noun
A male parent. The informal word is 'dad' or 'daddy'.
Mâle ayant fécondé un ovule qui a donné naissance à un enfant ; géniteur.
Countable noun. Plural: fathers. Informal equivalents: dad, daddy, pa. Common collocations: father figure, grandfather, father-in-law, fatherly. 'Father' is more formal than 'dad'.
Father's Day is celebrated in the UK and many English-speaking countries on the third Sunday of June. Fathers receive cards and gifts. The phrase 'like father, like son' means a son has the same qualities as his father. 'Father Christmas' is another name for Santa Claus in Britain.
Example Sentences
"Her father ran with her."
🇫🇷 "Son père a couru avec elle."
"The father kisses his son."
🇫🇷 "Le père embrasse son fils."
Fill in the Blank 🇬🇧 English
Her ___ ran with her.
Practice Quiz
1. The informal word for 'father' is:
2. 'Father Christmas' is another name for: