Father 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 Father Yod (pronounced ''Yōde''), or YaHoWha, born James Edward Baker (July 4, 1922 – August 25, 1975), was the American owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants, on the Sunset Strip in Los Angeles. He founded a spiritu ...

(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? ''Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?'' (1976) was the first major-press short-story collection by American writer Raymond Carver. Described by contemporary critics as a foundational text of minimalist fiction, its stories offered an incisive and i ...

'' * ''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 main antagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga and 2009 anime

Music

Bands and artists

* Father (rapper), an American rapper * Father MC, African American rapper *

Father (band) Father is a Croatian alternative metal band from Rijeka. The band was assembled in March 2000 by three members of the band Easyman. They released their debut album ''Inspirita'' on Dallas Records in October 2005 to critical and commercial accla ...

, 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'', 1977 * "Father", by Bizzy Bone from his album '' The Gift'', 2001 * "Father", by Calibretto 13 from their album ''

Adventures in Tokyo ''Adventures In Tokyo'' is the second full-length album by Christian rock band Calibretto 13 Calibretto 13 (later, simply Calibretto) was a Christian folk punk band from Kokomo, Indiana, United States. The acoustic punk style of the band an ...

'', 2002 * "Father", by Cat Stevens from his album '' Back to Earth'', 1978 * "Father", by Dala from ''

Best Day ''Best Day'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian band Dala. It was released on May 29, 2012 in the US and June 5, 2012 in Canada. Reception ''Best Day'' was released to critical acclaim. It earned three Canadian Folk Music Award nominations f ...

'', 2012 * "Father", by Demi Lovato from their album ''

Confident Confidence is a state of being clear-headed either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a Latin word 'fidere' which means "to trust"; therefore, having ...

'', 2015 * "Father", by Manowar from their album ''

Thunder in the Sky ''Thunder in the Sky'' is an EP released in 2009 by the heavy metal band Manowar, promoting the upcoming full-length album ''The Lord of Steel''. However none of the songs are included on that album, and with the exception of the original versio ...

'', 2009 * "Father", by Mötley Crüe from their EP ''

Quaternary The Quaternary ( ) is the current and most recent of the three periods of the Cenozoic Era in the geologic time scale of the International Commission on Stratigraphy (ICS). It follows the Neogene Period and spans from 2.58 million years ...

'', 1994 * "Father", by Pillar from their album '' Above'', 2000 * "Father", by Sabaton from their EP '' Weapons Of The Modern Age'', 2022

Society

Father (honorific) Father has been used as both title and honorific in various languages, synonyms and historical contexts. It may sometimes denote a title of authority or of honour. List of uses of "father" in various languages By culture and/or language * Ab (Se ...

Religion

God the Father God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity. In mainstream trinitarian Christianity, God the Father is regarded as the first person of the Trinity, followed by the second person, God the Son Jesus Christ, and the third person, God t ...

, 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 The Church Fathers, Early Church Fathers, Christian Fathers, or Fathers of the Church were ancient and influential Christian theologians and writers who established the intellectual and doctrinal foundations of Christianity. The historical per ...

, early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops

Places

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