Clues for the word "FATHER"
We've had 52 crossword clues used for this word, and seen it 76 times in crosswords. It was last seen in Daily Cryptic crossword on November 19, 2025.
Definition of father
- n. - One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.
- n. - A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors.
- n. - One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection.
- n. - A respectful mode of address to an old man.
- n. - A senator of ancient Rome.
- n. - A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc.
- n. - One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.
- n. - One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher.
- n. - The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity.
- v. t. - To make one's self the father of; to beget.
- v. t. - To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.).
- v. t. - To provide with a father.
Referring Clues
- Saturn, to Jupiter
- Priest's title
- "Our ___ ...."
- Catholic Church title
- June honoree
- Sire
- Mulcahy of "M*A*S*H," for one
- Darth Vader, to Luke
- Word with "Time" or "figure"
- Trinity member
- Priestly title
- Dad
- Darth, to Luke
- Word with "Time" or "figure"
- The God_____
- Vader, to Skywalker
- Padre
- Kind of figure
- Time or Christmas
- Pop
- Article held by distant parent
- Male parent
- Patriarch
- Parent
- See 1 across
- See 22
- Padre in the RAF?
- 1 time: funny 3 appearing in craze
- He's said to go more than the distance
- He's said to be a more distant relative
- See the woman big on top founder
- Sleuth's report on result of parental exposure in Sun?
- Plump lady's architect
- See 1
- See 17
- Progenitor
- Plump for Mercury without funny hat, the old perpetual roller
- A way to drink the pop
- Detective's brother fawn perhaps
- Stout girl's parent
- Old ___ 2D, statue by Raffaelle Monti at St John's Lock, Lechlade
- Article covered by remote ancestor
- Dad sounds more remote
- Parent of female with broken heart
- Word with "figure"
- Obese woman priest
- Church title
- Poseidon, to Polyphemus
- Dad's not heavy on him!
- Relation
- Padre in the RAF?
- Pops
Last Seen In
- Daily Cryptic - November 19, 2025
- New York Times - August 08, 2025
- Daily Quick - March 31, 2025
- Daily Quick - December 14, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 19, 2024
- Daily Quick - October 29, 2024
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 15, 2024
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 13, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - April 11, 2024
- Mirror Mini - April 01, 2024
- Daily Quick - January 12, 2024
- Daily Cryptic - November 19, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - July 07, 2023
- Evening Standard Cryptic - June 13, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - April 07, 2023
- Mirror Mini - April 01, 2023
- Daily Quick - March 31, 2023
- Evening Standard Easy - January 05, 2023
- Daily Quick - December 14, 2022
- Daily Cryptic - November 19, 2022
- Daily Quick - October 29, 2022
- Evening Standard Cryptic - October 27, 2022
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - June 18, 2022
- Daily Quick - January 12, 2018
- King Syndicate - Thomas Joseph - December 28, 2017
- Daily Cryptic - November 19, 2017
- Guardian Quick - October 17, 2017
- Guardian Weekend - June 24, 2017
- Evening Standard Cryptic - May 17, 2017
- Pat Sajack's Code Letter - April 03, 2017
- And in 46 more crossword puzzles...