parent vs father

father vs parent

parent and father both are nouns.

parent and father both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
parent	Yes	No	Yes	No
father	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, father is a hyponym of parent; that is, father is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than parent:

parent: a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
father: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

Other hyponyms of parent include adopter, adoptive parent, empty nester, begetter, male parent, filicide, female parent, mother, stepparent.

parent (noun)	father (noun)
an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained	a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian	the founder of a family
	a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
	a person who founds or establishes some institution
	the head of an organized crime family

parent (verb)	father (verb)
look after a child until it is an adult	make (offspring) by reproduction

Difference between parent and father

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