noun

a man in relation to his child or children.

Margaret’s father died at an early age

male parent,birth father,biological father,begetter,patriarch,paterfamilias,dad,daddy,pop,poppa,pa,old boy,old man,adoptive father,foster father,stepfather,pater

verb

(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child).

he fathered three children

be the father of,sire,engender,generate,bring into being,bring into the world,give life to,spawn,procreate,reproduce,breed,beget