Synonyms: sire, dad, da
| Part of speech | common noun |
|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈfɑːðə*/ |
| Hyphenation | fa·ther |
| Shavian alphabet | 𐑓𐑭𐑞𐑼 |
| Deseret alphabet | 𐑁𐐪𐑄𐐯𐑉 |
| Plural | fathers |
| Afrikaans | pa; vader |
|---|---|
| Albanian | atë; baba |
| Catalan | pare |
| Czech | otec |
| Danish | far |
| Dutch | vader |
| English (Old English) | fæder |
| Esperanto | patro |
| Faeroese | faðir |
| Finnish | isä |
| French | père |
| German | Vater |
| Greek | πατέρας |
| Hawaiian | makuakāne |
| Hungarian | atya |
| Icelandic | faðir |
| Italian | padre |
| Jamaican Patois | faada; pupa |
| Latin | pater |
| Low German | vader |
| Luxemburgish | Papp; Pappa |
| Malay | ayah; bapa; ayahanda; rama |
| Norwegian | far; pappa |
| Papiamento | papa; tata |
| Polish | ojciec |
| Portuguese | pai |
| Russian | отец |
| Saterland Frisian | Foar |
| Scots | faither |
| Scottish Gaelic | athair |
| Spanish | padre |
| Sranan | papa; pa |
| Swahili | baba |
| Swedish | far |
| Thai | พ่อ |
| Turkish | ata; baba |
| Ukrainian | батько |
| Welsh | tad |
| West Frisian | heit |
| Yiddish | פֿאָטער; טאַטע |