Etymological root
*ph₂tḗr
Proto-Indo-European
Words from this root(7)
fatherland
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/ˈfɑðɚˌlænd/
one's native country, especially regarded with patriotic emotion
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fatherling
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/ˈfɑðərlɪŋ/
a little or dear father (an archaic affectionate term)
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pater
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/ˈpeɪtər/
father, used as a dated or jocular British term
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patroness
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/ˈpeɪtrənəs/
a woman who supports or sponsors a person, cause, or institution
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patronless
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/ˈpeɪtrənləs/
lacking a patron or sponsor
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patronly
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/ˈpeɪtrənli/
resembling or befitting a patron or protector
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patronship
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/ˈpeɪtrənʃɪp/
the position or function of a patron
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