Father

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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 father is a male who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological father is the male genetic contributor to the creation of the baby, through sexual intercourse or sperm donation. A biological father may have legal obligations to a child not raised by him, such as an obligation of monetary support. A putative* father is a man whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepfather is a male who is the husband of a child's mother and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child.

The adjective "paternal*" refers to a father and comparatively to "maternal*" for a mother. The verb "to father" means to procreate* or to sire* a child from which also derives the noun "fathering". Related terms of endearment* are dad (dada, daddy), papa, pappa, papasita, (pa, pap) and pop. A male role model that children can look up to is sometimes referred to as a father-figure.

* paternal [pəˈtɜː(r)n(ə)l]

of or like a father 父亲的；父亲般的

He's very paternal (= showing the affectionate feelings of a father) with the baby.

· maternal [mə'tɜː(r)n(ə)l]

behaving or feeling in the way that a mother does towards her child, especially in a kind, loving way 母亲的；母亲般的

* putative：generally thought to be or to exist, even if this may not really be true 假定存在的，被认为存在的

The putative leader of the terrorist cell was arrested yesterday.

被认定为该恐怖组织头目的人昨天被逮捕了。

* procreate：to produce young 生殖，生育

The right to found a family implies, in principle, the possibility to procreate and live together.

成立家庭的权利原则上意味著能够生儿育女和在一起生活。

* sire [saɪə(r)]

to become the male parent of an animal or the father of a child （雄性动物）繁殖；成为（孩子）的父亲 The foal was sired by a cup-winning racehorse. 那匹马的父亲是一匹获得过奖杯的赛马。

* endearment：a word or phrase that you use to show that you love someone 表示爱意的词或短语

terms of endearment such as "darling" or "sweetheart"

表达爱意的词汇，比如“亲爱的”或者“甜心”。

维基百科(中文)

父亲简称父，或称爸爸，爹地，是一种亲属关系的称谓，是子女对双亲中的男性的称呼。父亲和子女是重要的直系亲属关系之一，通常具有亲密关系。

一般指参与生育小孩过程的男人（即生父）；但在有些状况下，仅养育小孩，或再婚配偶、结谊长辈，或是仅提供精子让卵子与之结合（例如捐精等辅助生殖技术），但并未亲自进行生育小孩过程的男人也可如此称呼。

百度百科

父亲，某人直系血统的上一代女性的配偶，口语叫“爸爸”。父亲，汉语普通话读音：fù qīn“父亲”一词书面语色彩较浓，一般不作为面称。

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