# fathers

Pronunciation: US say "FAH-thurz" /ˈfɑðɚz/; UK say "FAH-thuhz" /ˈfɑː.ðəz/

## Noun

1. Plural of father. — plural of father
   - Simple: Plural of father. Use this form when you mean more than one father.
   - _The two fathers organized a weekend camping trip for their families._
   - _Several fathers volunteered to coach the youth soccer team._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of father. — third-person singular simple present indicative of father
   - Simple: The form of father used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The champion stallion fathers dozens of foals across the region each year._
   - _Whenever a crisis arises, the senator fathers another committee to study it._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fathers (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).