The word "Father" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when referring to a male parent, or as a title for a male religious figure (such as a priest). Example sentence: Father O'Malley led the congregation in prayer on Sunday.
Many of us are introduced to popular mythological characters such as Father Christmas early on in life.
You could learn a lot from watching Barry; he could turn his hand to virtually any part (I saw him play Father Christmas and Othello in the same month).
"Last week her father was arrested for domestic violence, but the following day he was released.
#PMQs — joncraigSKY (@joncraig) May 7, 2014 Father of House Sir Peter Tapsell in his usual place for PMQs after giving one of many amusing readings at Hoggart memorial in Smith Square.
His mother died last year and his father in April.
She introduced me to her parents three months ago and her father and I recognised each other from a local cruising site.
The company has grown spectacularly since their father, Fred, died, in 1967, and the brothers took charge.
Reid was born in 1949 in Hong Kong, where his father worked for Shell.
By the time he quit the Commons in 2001, he was Father of the House, yet another addition to the honours, political, academic and artistic which he accumulated.
In 2010, parliament granted Nazerbayev special status as "father of the nation", giving him immunity from prosecution.
The decision means that the Queen, who appeared alongside her father George VI and Winston Churchill on the balcony of Buckingham palace on VE Day in 1945, will miss the principal anniversary events in London during the weekend after the election and into the following week.
