The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SIRE , but the solution may also be DAD which is one of the most recent solution (2022 in New York Times).
Father crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIRE | 62 % | 4 |
| BEGET | 9 % | 5 |
| DAD | 9 % | 3 |
| PATER | 4 % | 5 |
| PAPA | 3 % | 4 |
| PADRE | 2 % | 5 |
| PRIEST | 1 % | 6 |
| PATERFAMILIAS | 1 % | 13 |
| GENITOR | 1 % | 7 |
| ABBA | 1 % | 4 |
| CLERIC | 1 % | 6 |
| DADDA | 0 % | 5 |
| FAMILYMAN | 0 % | 9 |
| POP | 0 % | 3 |
| SENIOR | 0 % | 6 |
| OUR | 0 % | 3 |
| PERE | 0 % | 4 |
| CREATE | 0 % | 6 |
| SPAWN | 0 % | 5 |
| DADDY | 0 % | 5 |
| SLRE | 0 % | 4 |
| FIGURETIMEINLAW | 0 % | 15 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Father
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- mother
- forefather
- sire
- padre
- church father
- founder
- founding father
- beginner
- generate
- bring forth
- get
- begetter
Crossword Answer definitions
SIRE noun- A lord, master, or other person in authority, most commonly used vocatively: formerly in speaking to elders and superiors, later only when addressing a sovereign.
- A male animal; a stud, especially a horse or dog, that has fathered another.
- A father; the head of a family; the husband.
- A creator; a maker; an author; an originator.
- (of a male) to procreate; to father, beget, impregnate.
More crossword clues leading to the same solutions
Here's a few more crossword clues - all leading to the identical solution
More clues leading to the result SIRE
- Royal address
- Id' s head man
- "Your majesty"
- Dam's mate
- Father
- Title of yore
- "Your excellency"
- Beget
- English address
- Paddock papa
More clues leading to the result BEGET
- Give rise to
- Father
- Bring about
- Sire
- Result in
- Procreate, biblically
- Sire, Biblically speaking
- Engender
- Reproduce, biblically
- Spawn, as offspring
More clues leading to the result DAD
- 1989 Jack Lemmon film
- Family VIP
- June honoree
- Old Grand __ bourbon
- Pop
- "Dear old" guy
- Homer, to Bart
- Mom's mate
- Palindromic relative
- Old man
More clues leading to the result PATER
- Dover dad
- Father in the Forum
- Etonian's pop
- Etonian's dad
- Pop, to Pontius Pilate
- Dartmouth dad
- Pop, in Portsmouth
- Portsmouth pop
- Dorchester dad
- Mum's mate
More clues leading to the result PAPA
- Mama's partner
- A Bear
- Haydn nickname
- Haydn or Hemingway
- Hemingway handle
- Hemingway sobriquet
- John Phillips was one
- Nickname for Hemingway
- One of a Grimm trio
- "__ Don't Preach"
More clues leading to the result PADRE
- Military chaplain
- Father, for one
- Texas island
- San Diego slugger
- NL West athlete
- PETCO Park player
- Ball player Winfield for one
- Mission man
- Holy man
- Chaplain
More clues leading to the result PRIEST
- Religious figure
- Churchman
- Anglican cleric
- The rite person?
- Father Flanagan, for one
- Blesser of holy water
- Collar wearer
- Bishop's subordinate
- Sunday speaker
- Leader of the flock
More clues leading to the result PATERFAMILIAS
More clues leading to the result GENITOR
More clues leading to the result ABBA
- "Dancing Queen" band
- "Dancing Queen" singers
- "Fernando" band
- "Fernando" singers
- "Money, Money, Money" band
- "Take a Chance on Me" singers
- "Waterloo" foursome
- "Waterloo" singers
- Palindromic pop group
- "Mamma Mia" inspiration
More clues leading to the result CLERIC
- Man of the cloth
- White-collar worker?
- Church official
- Minister
- Ordained person
- Rector or vicar
- Ayatollah, e.g.
- Religious leader
- Reverend, e.g.
- Clergyman
More clues leading to the result DADDA
More clues leading to the result FAMILYMAN
- Kind of pop
- Cosby sitcom persona
- Father.
- "He said leave me alone! I'm a ___"
- Nicolas Cage flick (with "The")
More clues leading to the result POP
- __ for (buy)
- __-up (infielder's chance)
- Grammy Awards category
- Weasel word?
- Type of quiz
- Household name
- "The French Connection" character
- Bottle opening sound
- Bubble bursting noise
- Gotye genre
More clues leading to the result SENIOR
- Thirdager
- Third-ager
- ___ Skip Day
- Promgoer
- Grad-to-be
- Elder
- Certain prom attendee
- Graduate-to-be
- Prom attendee
- Higher-ranking
More clues leading to the result OUR
- "__ Miss Brooks"
- "__ Mutual Friend"
- "___ day will come...."
- Wilder's "__ Town"
- "___ Miss Brooks"
- "___ Town"
- Lord's Prayer start
- "____ Gang"
- Possessive
- Royal pronoun
More clues leading to the result PERE
- "Le __ Goriot"
- "__ Duchesne" (French revolutionary)
- Balzac's "Le __ Goriot"
- Paris pop
- Father, to Jacques
- Parent in Provence
- ____ Marquette, explorer
- French daddy
- Europop?
- Old man of Montreal
More clues leading to the result CREATE
- Be artistic
- Cause to exist
- Devise
- Bring to life
- Make
- Make something from nothing?
- Fashion
- Be a maker
- Manufacture
- Be constructive
More clues leading to the result SPAWN
- Give rise to
- Upstream activity
- What salmon seek to do
- Engender
- Offspring
- What salmon do
- Progeny
- Reproduce, as B.C. salmon
- Generate
- Egg deposit
More clues leading to the result DADDY
- ___ Warbucks
- "Who's your ___?"
- Sugar __
- Oliver Warbucks, familiarly
- Beatnik's father?
- ___-longlegs (wispy arachnid)
- Rap's Puff ___
- Pops
- Pop
- Family figure