Father Definition, Prefix, Suffix, Ologies and Isms, Father Information and Meaning

See also MOTHER; PARENTS

misopaterism

the hatred of one’s father. —misopaterist, n.

patriarchy

1. a community in which the father or oldest male is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe, and descent is traced through the male line.

2. government by males, with one as supreme. —patriarchist, n. —patri-archic, patriarchical, adj.

patricentric

tending to move toward or centering upon the father. See also matricentric.