Synonyms of the word

patriarch

• n. (Christianity) The highest form of bishop, in the ancient world having authority over other bishops in…
• n. In Biblical contexts, a male leader of a family, tribe or ethnic group, especially one of the twelve sons…
• n. A founder of a political or religious movement, an organization or an enterprise.
• n. An old leader of a village or community.
• n. The male head of a tribal line or family.

father

• n. A (generally human) male who begets a child.
• n. A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
• n. A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
• n. A term of respectful address for a priest.
• n. A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
• n. The founder of a discipline or science.
• n. A senator of Ancient Rome.
• v. To be a father to; to sire.
• v. (figuratively) To give rise to.
• v. To act as a father; to support and nurture.
• v. To provide with a father.
• v. To adopt as one's own.

forefather

• n. Ancestor.^Wp.
• n. Cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.

graybeard

• n. Alternative spelling of greybeard.

greybeard

• n. An old man.
• n. Metaphorically, any of the members of a group who have been there the longest (regardless of actual age…

man

• n. An adult male human.
• n. (collective) All human males collectively: mankind.
• n. A human, a person of either gender, usually an adult. (See usage notes.).
• n. (collective) All humans collectively: mankind, humankind, humanity. (Sometimes capitalized as Man.).
• n. (anthropology, archaeology, paleontology) A member of the genus Homo, especially of the species Homo sapiens.
• n. (obsolete) A sentient being, whether human or supernatural.
• n. An adult male who has, to an eminent degree, qualities considered masculine, such as strength, integrity,…
• n. (uncountable, obsolete, uncommon) Manliness; the quality or state of being manly.
• n. A husband.
• n. A lover; a boyfriend.
• n. A male enthusiast or devotee; a male who is very fond of or devoted to a specified kind of thing. (Used…
• n. A person, usually male, who has duties or skills associated with a specified thing. (Used as the last…
• n. A person, usually male, who can fulfill one's requirements with regard to a specified matter.
• n. A male who belongs to a particular group: an employee, a student or alumnus, a representative, etc.
• n. An adult male servant. (historical) A vassal. A subject.
• n. A piece or token used in board games such as chess.
• n. (MLE, slang) Used to refer to oneself or one's group: I, we; construed in the third person.
• n. A term of familiar address often implying on the part of the speaker some degree of authority, impatience,…
• n. A friendly term of address usually reserved for other adult males.
• adj. Only used in man enough.
• interj. Used to place emphasis upon something or someone; sometimes, but not always, when actually addressing…
• v. (transitive) To supply (something) with staff or crew (of either sex).
• v. (transitive) To take up position in order to operate (something).
• v. (reflexive, possibly dated) To brace (oneself), to fortify or steel (oneself) in a manly way. (Compare…
• v. (transitive, obsolete) To wait on, attend to or escort.
• v. (transitive, obsolete, chiefly falconry) To accustom (a raptor or other type of bird) to the presence…

paterfamilias

• n. A man who is the head of a household, family or tribe.

sire

• n. A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders…
• n. A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
• n. (obsolete) A father; the head of a family; the husband.
• n. (obsolete) A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
• v. (transitive, of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.