Father A father is the male parent of a child. Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental, legal, and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations. An adoptive fathe ...

is the male parent of a child. Father may also refer to:

Name

Daniel Fathers Daniel Fathers (born 23 March 1966) is an English actor. In 2018, Fathers joined the cast of '' Snatch'' (Sony Pictures Television) as a series regular (Season 2), starring opposite Rupert Grint, as the American Gangster Clarence Perry. Shot in ...

(born 1966), a British actor * Father Yod (1922–1975), an American owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants

Cinema

* ''Father'' (1966 film), a Hungarian film directed by István Szábo * ''Father'' (1990 film), an Australian film directed by John Power * ''Father'' (2000 film), a Chinese film directed by Wang Shuo * ''Father'' (2011 film), a French film directed by Pasquale Squitieri * ''Father'' (2020 film), a Serbian film directed by Srdan Golubović * ''Fathers'' (film), a 2020 Cambodian film * ''The Father'' (1979 film), a Bengali film by Kazi Hayat * ''The Father'' (1996 film), an Iranian feature film by Majid Majidi * ''The Father'' (2015 film), a Syrian drama film * ''The Father'' (2019 film), a Bulgarian film directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov * ''The Father'' (2020 film), a British film directed by French playwright Florian Zeller

Literature and theatre

* "The Father," a short story by Raymond Carver from his collection '' Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?'' * ''The Father'' (Dunlap play), a 1789 play by William Dunlap * ''The Father'' (Strindberg play), an 1887 play by Swedish playwright August Strindberg * ''The Father'' (Osborne play), a 1989 play by English playwright John Osborne * ''The Father'' (Zeller play), a 2012 play by French playwright Florian Zeller * ''Fathers'' (book), a collection of 49 personal father essays and poems *

Father (Fullmetal Alchemist) The ''Fullmetal Alchemist'' manga and anime series feature an extensive cast of fictional characters created by Hiromu Arakawa. The story is set in a fictional universe within the 20th century in which alchemy is one of the most advanced scienti ...

, the main antagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga and 2009 anime

Music

Bands and artists

* Father (rapper), an American rapper *

Father MC Timothy Brown, also known as Father MC, is an American rapper who achieved success in the early 1990s on the Uptown Records label. Personal life Father MC appeared in the August 1996 issue of ''Playgirl'' in a photospread taken by Greg Weiner. ...

, African American rapper * Father (band), a Croatian heavy metal band

Songs

* "Father" (LL Cool J song), 1997 * "Father" (Ms. Dynamite song), 2005 * "Father", by Amy Grant from her album ''

Amy Grant Amy Lee Grant (born November 25, 1960) is an American singer, songwriter, and musician. She began in contemporary Christian music (CCM) before crossing over to pop music in the 1980s and 1990s. She has been referred to as "The Queen of Christia ...

'', 1977 * "Father", by Bizzy Bone from his album '' The Gift'', 2001 * "Father", by Calibretto 13 from their album '' Adventures in Tokyo'', 2002 * "Father", by Cat Stevens from his album '' Back to Earth'', 1978 * "Father", by Dala from '' Best Day'', 2012 * "Father", by Demi Lovato from their album '' Confident'', 2015 * "Father", by Manowar from their album '' Thunder in the Sky'', 2009 * "Father", by Mötley Crüe from their EP '' Quaternary'', 1994 * "Father", by Pillar from their album '' Above'', 2000 * "Father", by Sabaton from their EP '' Weapons Of The Modern Age'', 2022

Society

* Father (honorific)

Religion

* God the Father, in many religions, the supreme God given the title and attributions of a father * Holy Father (disambiguation) * Father, style (manner of address) for a

clergy Clergy are formal leaders within established religions. Their roles and functions vary in different religious traditions, but usually involve presiding over specific rituals and teaching their religion's doctrines and practices. Some of the ter ...

man, especially a priest * Church Fathers, early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops

Places

* Father Lake (Doda Lake tributary), a waterbody in Québec, Canada`