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Father Man Referred Invented Started Thing Fathered Max

query
The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as the f_____ of that thing.The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as the father of that thing.
...Max Dupain, regarded as the father of modern photography.
word father
full-definition
noun
Your father is your male parent. You can also call someone your father if he brings you up as if he was this man. You can call your father 'Father'.
His father was a painter.
He would be a good father to my children.
...Mr Stoneman, a father of five.
The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as the father of that thing.
...Max Dupain, regarded as the father of modern photography.
In some Christian churches, priests are addressed or referred to as Father .
I would like your advice on a matter of conscience, Father.
...Father William.
Christians often refer to God as our Father or address him as Father .
...Our Father in Heaven.
verb
When a man fathers a child, he makes a woman pregnant and their child is born.
She claims Mark fathered her child.
He fathered four children by different women.
inflections fathersfatheringfathereddaddy
cefr-level A1

Tags: oxford5k::cefr-level:a1

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