🇬🇧 Listen & Repeat (English)
noun
A male parent. The informal word is 'dad' or 'daddy'.
ちちおやの漢字表記。.
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."
🇯🇵 "彼女の父親は彼女と一緒に走った。(Kanojo no chichioya wa kanojo to issho ni hashitta.)"
"The father kisses his son."
🇯🇵 "父親が息子にキスをしている。(Chichioya ga musuko ni kisu o shite iru.)"
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: