Morpheme
Father
Type
free base
Denotation
male parent
Etymology
Middle English fader; Old English fæder
Evidence
allofather, eldfather, father, fathercraft, fathered, fatherer, fatherese, fatherhood, fathering, fatherless, fatherlike, fatherliness, fatherly, fathers, forefather, godfather, grandfather, highfather, housefather, nonfather, stepfather
Notes
<r> does not double because the stress falls on the first syllable