Words that rhyme with father

• farther 5
  adv 1: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies" [syn: further, farther] 2: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" [syn: farther, further] adj 1: more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house" 2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: further, farther]
• forefather 5
  n 1: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" [syn: forefather, father, sire] 2: person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
• grandfather 5
  n 1: the father of your father or mother [syn: grandfather, gramps, granddad, grandad, granddaddy, grandpa]
• lather 5
  n 1: the froth produced by soaps or detergents [syn: soapsuds, suds, lather] 2: agitation resulting from active worry; "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams" [syn: fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither] 3: a workman who puts up laths 4: the foam resulting from excessive sweating (as on a horse) v 1: beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" [syn: flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce] 2: form a lather; "The shaving cream lathered" 3: exude sweat or lather; "this unfit horse lathers easily" 4: rub soap all over, usually with the purpose of cleaning [syn: soap, lather]
• launcher 5
  n 1: armament in the form of a device capable of launching a rocket [syn: launcher, rocket launcher] 2: a device that launches aircraft from a warship [syn: catapult, launcher]
• mother 5
  n 1: a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" [syn: mother, female parent] [ant: begetter, father, male parent] 2: a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar 3: a term of address for an elderly woman 4: a term of address for a mother superior 5: a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention" v 1: care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" [syn: mother, fuss, overprotect] 2: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" [syn: beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth]
• officer 5
  n 1: any person in the armed services who holds a position of authority or command; "an officer is responsible for the lives of his men" [syn: military officer, officer] 2: someone who is appointed or elected to an office and who holds a position of trust; "he is an officer of the court"; "the club elected its officers for the coming year" [syn: officeholder, officer] 3: a member of a police force; "it was an accident, officer" [syn: policeman, police officer, officer] 4: a person authorized to serve in a position of authority on a vessel; "he is the officer in charge of the ship's engines" [syn: officer, ship's officer] v 1: direct or command as an officer
• other 5
  adj 1: not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied; "today isn't any other day"- the White Queen; "the construction of highways and other public works"; "he asked for other employment"; "any other person would tell the truth"; "his other books are still in storage"; "then we looked at the other house"; "hearing was good in his other ear"; "the other sex"; "she lived on the other side of the street from me"; "went in the other direction" [ant: same] 2: recently past; "the other evening" 3: belonging to the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" [syn: early(a), former(a), other(a)] 4: very unusual; different in character or quality from the normal or expected; "a strange, other dimension...where his powers seemed to fail"- Lance Morrow
• philosopher 5
  n 1: a specialist in philosophy 2: a wise person who is calm and rational; someone who lives a life of reason with equanimity
• proffer 5
  n 1: a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse" [syn: suggestion, proposition, proffer] v 1: present for acceptance or rejection; "She offered us all a cold drink" [syn: offer, proffer]
• rather 5
  adv 1: on the contrary; "rather than disappoint the children, he did two quick tricks before he left"; "he didn't call; rather (or instead), he wrote her a letter"; "used English terms instead of Latin ones" [syn: rather, instead] 2: to some (great or small) extent; "it was rather cold"; "the party was rather nice"; "the knife is rather dull"; "I rather regret that I cannot attend"; "He's rather good at playing the cello"; "he is kind of shy" [syn: rather, kind of, kinda, sort of] 3: more readily or willingly; "clean it well, preferably with warm water"; "I'd rather be in Philadelphia"; "I'd sooner die than give up" [syn: preferably, sooner, rather] 4: to a degree (not used with a negative); "quite tasty"; "quite soon"; "quite ill"; "quite rich" [syn: quite, rather]
• stepfather 5
  n 1: the husband of your mother by a subsequent marriage
• tortured 5
  adj 1: experiencing intense pain especially mental pain; "an anguished conscience"; "a small tormented schoolboy"; "a tortured witness to another's humiliation" [syn: anguished, tormented, tortured]
• goffer 5
  n 1: a zealously energetic person (especially a salesman) [syn: goffer, gopher] 2: an iron used to press pleats and ridges [syn: goffer, gauffer, goffering iron, gauffering iron] 3: an ornamental frill made by pressing pleats [syn: goffer, gauffer] v 1: make wavy with a heated goffering iron; "goffer the trim of the dress" [syn: gauffer, goffer]
• coauthor 5
  n 1: a writer who collaborates with others in writing something [syn: coauthor, joint author]
• godfather 4
  n 1: any man who serves as a sponsor for a child at baptism 2: someone having a relation analogous to that of a male sponsor to his godchild
• archer 3
  n 1: a person who is expert in the use of a bow and arrow [syn: archer, bowman] 2: (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Sagittarius [syn: Sagittarius, Archer] 3: the ninth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about November 22 to December 21 [syn: Sagittarius, Sagittarius the Archer, Archer]
• are 3
  n 1: a unit of surface area equal to 100 square meters [syn: are, ar]
• bother 3
  n 1: an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" [syn: fuss, trouble, bother, hassle] 2: something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness; "washing dishes was a nuisance before we got a dish washer"; "a bit of a bother"; "he's not a friend, he's an infliction" [syn: annoyance, bother, botheration, pain, infliction, pain in the neck, pain in the ass] v 1: take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please" [syn: trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself] 2: cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves" [syn: annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil] 3: to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but..." [syn: trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother] 4: intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers" 5: make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster" 6: make confused or perplexed or puzzled
• brother 3
  n 1: a male with the same parents as someone else; "my brother still lives with our parents" [syn: brother, blood brother] [ant: sis, sister] 2: a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group); "none of his brothers would betray him" 3: a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities [syn: buddy, brother, chum, crony, pal, sidekick] 4: used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!" [syn: brother, comrade] 5: (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address; "a Benedictine Brother"
• another 1
  adj 1: any of various alternatives; some other; "put it off to another (or some other) day" [syn: another(a), some other]
• pother 0
  n 1: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" [syn: dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap] v 1: make upset or troubled 2: make a fuss; be agitated [syn: dither, flap, pother]
• her 0
• doffer 0
• strother 0
• rother 0

See also father definition and father synonyms