The local clinic organized a seminar for fathers-to-be that covered infant first aid and emotional support.

She admired his quiet fatherness as he comforted the frightened child.

I invited my father-in-law to dinner last night to celebrate his retirement.

After the DNA test, he met his biological father, the man who had given him half of his DNA and, as a male, his Y chromosome.

She traveled across the country to meet her birth father for the first time.

The city father defended the budget cuts at the council meeting, arguing they were necessary to balance the municipal finances.

After his older coach helped him through tough times, he came to see him as a father figure.

The father of chapel negotiated with management to secure additional safety training for pressroom staff.

When he knelt in the cathedral, he whispered a prayer to the Holy Father for guidance.

Her adoptive father taught her how to ride a bike on Sunday mornings.