the death of one's father
father and elder brother(s); head of the family; patriarch
father and mother; parents
paternal line; patrilineal
people of one's parents' generation
person of one's father's generation
to have lost both one's parents
to be orphaned of one's father
(term of respect) second only to father; like a father (to me)
father's elder brother; term of respect for older man
deceased father; my late father
foster father; adoptive father
uncle; father's younger brother
father or founder of a nation; Father of the Republic (Sun Yat-sen)
uncle (father's youngest brother)
wife's father, father-in-law
with different father (e.g. of half-brother)
patricide; to kill one's own father
father's father; paternal grandfather
father; old man; venerable sir
uncle; mother's brother; maternal uncle
foster parents; adoptive parents
maternal grandfather (i.e. mother's father)
father's father's father; paternal great-grandfather
biological parents; natural parents
people of one's grandparents' generation
in place of sb's parents; in loco parentis (law)
uncle; father's father's brother; great uncle
(of siblings) having the same mother but different fathers; half (brother or sister)
(of siblings) having the same father but different mothers; half (brother or sister)
great-grandfather (mother's grandfather)
the people one depends upon for one's livelihood; one's bread and butter
(lit.) father a lion, son cannot be a dog (honorific); With a distinguished father such as you, the son is sure to do well.; like father, like son