noun · neutral
father
UK/ˈfɑːðə/US/ˈfɑːðər/FA·ther
Band 4-5speakingtask2
A man who is the parent of a child, either biologically or by raising them.
Examples
“My father taught me how to drive.”
“He is a single father raising three children.”
“Fathers often play an important role in child development.”
Band 8 sentence
“My father has always been my role model because of his calm approach to solving problems.”
Collocations
- single father
- father figure
Word family
father nounfatherly adjectivefatherhood noun
Common mistakes
My father is farmer.→My father is a farmer.
Me and my father went to the market.→My father and I went to the market.
Say it for a higher band
5dad→6papa→7+father
Synonyms
dad
Easily confused
dad
“My dad enjoys fishing at the weekend.”
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