The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 4 letter word SIRE which also is the latest solution we found used in New York Times in 1986.
Paterfamilias crossword clue answers
Here's a list of possible crossword answers ranked by the most likely to least likely.
| Answer | Likelyness | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| SIRE | 25 % | 4 |
| MASTER | 25 % | 6 |
| DAD | 25 % | 3 |
| PAPA | 25 % | 4 |
Words with a meaning similar to the clue: Paterfamilias
These words may or may not be a possible solution to this crosswords clue.- head of household
- patriarch
- materfamilias
- matriarch
- pater
- moralizer
- interfamilial
- chaperonage
- genitor
- breadwinning
- priapic
- factotum
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 MASTER
- Merchant ship captain
- Become expert in
- Learn thoroughly
- Design expert who thinks about navigation
- Kind of class or plan
- Zen teacher
- Tony, to Jeannie
- Get the hang of
- Become an expert in
- Conquer
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