Father is the male parent of a child.
Father or The Father may also refer to:
Name
Daniel Fathers (born 1966), a British actor
Father Yod (1922–1975), an American owner of one of the country's first health food restaurants
Film and television
Father (1966 film), a Hungarian film directed by István Szábo
Father (1990 film), an Australian film directed by John Power
Father (2000 film), a Chinese film directed by Wang Shuo
Father (2011 film), a French film directed by Pasquale Squitieri
Father (2020 film), a Serbian film directed by Srdan Golubović
Father (2025 film), a Slovak-Czech-Polish film directed by Tereza Nvotová
Father (2026 film), a Sri Lankan film directed by Chaminda Jayasuriya
Fathers (film), a 2020 Cambodian film
The Father (1979 film), a Bengali film by Kazi Hayat
The Father (1996 film), an Iranian feature film by Majid Majidi
The Father (2015 film), a Syrian drama film
The Father (2019 film), a Bulgarian film directed by Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov
The Father (2020 film), a British film directed by French playwright Florian Zeller
"Fathers" (Mare of Easttown), a 2021 television episode
Literature and theatre
"The Father," a short story by Raymond Carver from his collection Will You Please Be Quiet, Please?
The Father (Dunlap play), a 1789 play by William Dunlap
The Father (Strindberg play), an 1887 play by Swedish playwright August Strindberg
The Father (Osborne play), a 1989 play by English playwright John Osborne
The Father (Zeller play), a 2012 play by French playwright Florian Zeller
The Fathers (novel), a 1938 novel by Allen Tate
Fathers (book), a collection of 49 personal father essays and poems
Father (Fullmetal Alchemist), the main antagonist of the Fullmetal Alchemist manga and 2009 anime
Music
Bands and artists
Earl Hines, "Fatha", influential jazz pianist
Father (rapper), an American rapper
Father MC, African American rapper
Father (band), a Croatian heavy metal band
Songs
"Father" (Kanye West song), 2026
"Father" (LL Cool J song), 1997
"Father" (Ms. Dynamite song), 2005
"Father", by Amy Grant from her album Amy Grant, 1977
"Father", by Bizzy Bone from his album The Gift, 2001
"Father", by Calibretto 13 from their album Adventures in Tokyo, 2002
"Father", by Cat Stevens from his album Back to Earth, 1978
"Father", by Dala from Best Day, 2012
"Father", by Demi Lovato from their album Confident, 2015
"The Father", by Godflesh from their album Purge, 2023
"Father", by In Hearts Wake from their EP Skydancer, 2015
"Father", by Manowar from their album Thunder in the Sky, 2009
"Father", by Mötley Crüe from their EP Quaternary, 1994
"Father", by Pillar from their album Above, 2000
"Father", by Sabaton from their EP Weapons Of The Modern Age, 2022
"Father", by Jim Legxacy from his mixtape Black British Music (2025)
Society
Father (honorific)
Religion
God the Father, in many religions, the supreme God given the title and attributions of a father
Holy Father (disambiguation)
Father, style (manner of address) for a clergyman, especially a priest
Church Fathers, early and influential theologians, eminent Christian teachers and great bishops
Places
Father Lake (Doda Lake tributary), a waterbody in Québec, Canada`