“We do not have to be guided by the ways of our fathers. We have left the paths of our fathers. It is time to learn new ways, new paths, new traditions, which we will hand down to our children.”
“Edison is regularly hailed as the father of the light bulb.”
fatha
In Arabicscript, the vowel point for a, appearing as a diagonalline placed above a letter ( ـَ ) and designating a short a /a/. If the Arabic letters ا (أَلِف (ʾalif)) or ى (أَلِف مَقْصُورَة (ʾalif maqṣūra)) immediately follow, it indicates a long ā /aː/.
The vowel designated by this mark.
fatherdom
(rare, archaic or regional) the state of being an father; fatherhood
The world, sphere, or unity of fathers; fathers collectively.
“His fatherdom was evident in the way he cared for his children, providing unwavering love and guidance.”
“Last year, when his illegitimate fatherdom fame was at its height, Levi had acquired management and was talking about writing his memoirs or pursuing an acting career.”
“That the Aeschylean Oresteia turns on the conflict between motherdom and fatherdom is notorious.”