4.1.9.1.2 Father, mother

Use this domain for words related to parents.

  • What words refer to your parents?
    parent, folks,
  • What words refer to your father?
    father, dad, old man, pa, papa, sire,
  • What words do you use when talking to your father?
    Dad, Father, Daddy, Pop,
  • What words refer to your mother?
    mother, mom, mum, ma, mama
  • What words do you use when talking to your mother?
    Mom, Mum, Mother, Mommy, Mummy,
  • What words refer to the state of being a parent?
    fatherhood, motherhood, parenthood,
  • What words describe something having to do with your parents?
    parental, paternal, maternal, fatherly, motherly, parentage
  • If your father has more than one wife, what do you call his other wives?
    father's wife, second wife
  • If your father dies and your mother remarries, what do you call your mother's second husband?
    stepfather
  • If your mother dies and your father remarries, what do you call your father's second wife?
    stepmother