Collocations for father - noun
ADJ.
lone, single
As a single father, he found it a struggle bringing up three children.
As a single father, he found it a struggle bringing up three children.
widowed | absent | biological, natural, real | adoptive, foster, step- | surrogate
Elena''s brother was a surrogate father to her kids after her husband died.
Elena''s brother was a surrogate father to her kids after her husband died.
elderly, old | dead, deceased, late | caring, devoted, good, loving, marvellous
He is very good with children and would make a marvellous father.
He is very good with children and would make a marvellous father.
adoring, doting, indulgent | beloved
She kept the books that had belonged to her beloved father.
She kept the books that had belonged to her beloved father.
proud
He has just become the proud father of a baby girl.
He has just become the proud father of a baby girl.
domineering, overbearing, possessive | drunken, violent | doctor, engineer, immigrant, etc.
Their musician father encouraged their love of music.
Their musician father encouraged their love of music.
VERB + FATHER
resemble, take after
The two boys were like their mother in character, but Louise took after her father.
The two boys were like their mother in character, but Louise took after her father.
follow, succeed
She followed her father into the legal profession. | He succeeded his father as Professor of Botany.
She followed her father into the legal profession. | He succeeded his father as Professor of Botany.
inherit sth from
She inherited the urge to travel from her father.
She inherited the urge to travel from her father.
FATHER + NOUN
figure
Some of his students regard him as a father figure.
Some of his students regard him as a father figure.
PHRASES
a father of two, etc.
Boland, a father of two, was arrested on charges of theft.
Boland, a father of two, was arrested on charges of theft.
follow in your father''s footsteps
He followed in his father''s footsteps and became a motor mechanic.
He followed in his father''s footsteps and became a motor mechanic.
the death/loss of your father