male parent

/meɪl ˌpɛrənt/

Other forms: male parents

Definitions of male parent

1. noun

   a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
   synonyms: begetter, father

   antonyms:

   female parent

   a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

   types:

   dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop

   an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

   father-in-law

   the father of your spouse

   old man

   an informal term for your father

   pater

   an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

   type of:

   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