Father
Father noun - A person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent.
Usage example: our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right
Issue
Issue noun - The descendants of a person, animal, or plant.
Usage example: someone who dies without issue might have their estate turned over to the state
How words are described
| old | old father | old issue |
| single | single father | single issue |
| actual | actual father | actual issue |
| real | real father | real issue |
| Other adjectives: big, little, main, famous, new, late, different. | ||
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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She apparently has no love for her father, but in the first issue she was there when her father died and walked away in tears.
Source: Comic Book / Aztek -
Lovecraft's father Winfield Scott is alluded to in issue 3, and appears in issue 5.
Source: Comic Book / Providence - Characterization Marches On: In the previous issue, John Constantine said he'd like to "chin" Emma's father for insinuating that he's gay.
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Issue and Father. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/father/issue
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Issue or Father. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/father/issue.
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