The difference between Father and Parent
When used as nouns, father means a (generally human) male who begets a child, whereas parent means one of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended.
When used as verbs, father means to be a father to, whereas parent means to act as parent, to raise or rear.
check bellow for the other definitions of Father and Parent
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Father as a noun:
A (generally human) male who begets a child.
Examples:
"My father was a strong influence on me."
"My friend Tony just became a father."
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Father as a noun:
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
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Father as a noun:
Examples:
"Come, father; you can sit here."
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Father as a noun:
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Father as a noun:
A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
Examples:
"My brother was a father to me after my parents got divorced."
"The child is father to the man."
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Father as a noun:
The founder of a discipline or science.
Examples:
"Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics."
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Father as a noun:
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
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Father as a noun:
A senator of Ancient Rome.
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Father as a verb:
To be a father to; to sire.
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Father as a verb (figuratively):
To give rise to.
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Father as a verb:
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
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Father as a verb:
To provide with a father.
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Father as a verb:
To adopt as one's own.
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Parent as a noun:
One of the two persons from whom one is immediately biologically descended; a mother or father.
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Parent as a noun:
A surrogate mother
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Parent as a noun:
A third person who has provided DNA samples in an IVF procedure in order to alter faulty genetic material
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Parent as a noun:
A person who acts as a parent in rearing a child; a step-parent or adoptive parent.
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Parent as a noun (obsolete):
A relative.
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Parent as a noun:
The source or origin of something.
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Parent as a noun (biology):
An organism from which a plant or animal is immediately biologically descended.
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Parent as a noun (attributive):
Sponsor, supporter, owner, protector. A parent company.
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Parent as a noun (computing):
The object from which a child or derived object is descended; a node superior to another node.
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Parent as a verb:
To act as parent, to raise or rear.