Father is the male parent of a child.
Father or The Father may also refer to:
Name Daniel Fathers (born 1966), a British actor Father Yod (1922–1975), an American owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants
Film and television 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 Father (2025 film), a Slovak-Czech-Polish film directed by Tereza Nvotová Father (2026 film), a Sri Lankan film directed by Chaminda Jayasuriya 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 "Fathers" (Mare of Easttown), a 2021 television episode
Literature and theatre "The Father," a short story by Raymond Carver from his collection Will You Please Be Quiet, Please? 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 The Fathers (novel), a 1938 novel by Allen Tate 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 Earl Hines, "Fatha", influential jazz pianist Father (rapper), an American rapper Father MC, African American rapper Father (band), a Croatian heavy metal band
Songs "Father" (Kanye West song), 2026 "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, 2002 "Father", by Cat Stevens from his album Back to Earth, 1978 "Father", by Dala from Best Day, 2012 "Father", by Demi Lovato from their album Confident, 2015 "The Father", by Godflesh from their album Purge, 2023 "Father", by In Hearts Wake from their EP Skydancer, 2015 "Father", by Manowar from their album Thunder in the Sky, 2009 "Father", by Mötley Crüe from their EP Quaternary, 1994 "Father", by Pillar from their album Above, 2000 "Father", by Sabaton from their EP Weapons Of The Modern Age, 2022 "Father", by Jim Legxacy from his mixtape Black British Music (2025)
Society Father (honorific)
Religion God the Father, in many religions, the supreme God given the title and attributions of a father Holy Father (disambiguation) Father, style (manner of address) for a clergyman, especially a priest Church Fathers, early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops
Places Father Lake (Doda Lake tributary), a waterbody in Québec, Canada`
See also Parent-in-law, father-in-law or mother-in-law, a person who has a legal affinity with another by being the parent of the other's spouse. Father of the Nation Father of the House, in some parliaments, its longest serving member Founding Fathers Father Time, a personification of time List of people considered father or mother of a field Name of the Father, which relates to the psychoanalytic concept of the Father