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How to pronounce “father”

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Pronunciation guide for father

Learning goal: Practice the English pronunciation of father with real speech in context.
Available examples: 8 YouTube examples
Real speech example: Chasing My Father Through HistoryIn 2010, my father, Joel Kupperman,
Definition summary: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).

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Chasing My Father Through History

In 2010, my father, Joel Kupperman,

[Noun]
A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
A male who has sired a baby; this person in relation to his child or children.
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
A term of respectful address for a priest.
A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
A pioneering figure in a particular field.
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
Something inanimate that begets.
(Christianity) A member of a church council.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately precedes the current version, and was itself derived from the grandfather.
[Verb]
To be a father to; to sire.
(figuratively) To give rise to.
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
To provide with a father.
To adopt as one's own.