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`