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Used with adjectives:
"
It is difficult being a single father."
(single)
"
He is a married father with three girls."
(married, unmarried, divorced, widowed)
"
She blames her absent father for her problems."
(absent, estranged, long-lost)
"
They want to find their biological father."
(biological, natural, real, true)
"
He credits his adoptive father for his success."
(adoptive, foster)
"
My neighbor is like a second father to me."
(second, surrogate)
"
The new father couldn't stop smiling."
(new, first-time)
"
He is a proud father."
(proud, young, caring, devoted, good, great, loving, responsible, wonderful)
"
She cares for her aging father."
(aging, elderly, old, ailing, dying, sick)
"
He dedicated his award to his late father."
(late, deceased, dead)
"
She spoke about growing up with a strict father."
(strict, overbearing, overprotective, domineering, abusive, alcoholic, violent)
"
He is not a bad father, but not a very lovable one either."
(bad)
"
He did not tell anyone he has a famous father."
(famous)
Used with verbs:
"
She resembles her father."
(resembles, takes after, looks like, acts like)
"
She inherited her blue eyes from her father."
(inherited)
"
He followed his father into the medical field."
(followed)
"
He said we should honor our fathers."
(honor, love, obey, respect)
"
She lost her father when she was 15."
(lost)
Used with nouns:
"
He needs a father figure in his life."
(figure)
