Father

A father is a male parent of a child. anyway the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may form a parental, legal, as well as social relationship with the child that carries with itrights in addition to obligations. An adoptive father is a male who has become the child's parent through the legal process of adoption. A biological father is the male genetic contributor to the instituting of the infant, through sexual intercourse or sperm donation. A biological father may earn legal obligations to a child not raised by him, such(a) as an obligation of monetary support. A putative father is a man whose biological relationship to a child is alleged but has not been established. A stepfather is a male who is the husband of a child's mother together with they may form a kind unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child.

The adjective "paternal" forwarded to a father and comparatively to "maternal" for a mother. The verb "to father" means to procreate or to sire a child from which also derives the noun "fathering". Biological fathers determining the sex of their child through a sperm cell which either contains an X chromosome female, or Y chromosome male. Related terms of endearment are dad dada, daddy, baba, papa, pappa, papasita, pa, pap and pop. A male role proceeds example that children can look up to is sometimes remanded to as a father-figure.

Role of the father

In near all cultures fathers are regarded as secondary caregivers[]. This perception is slowly changing with more and more fathers becoming primary caregivers, while mothers go to work, or in single parenting situations and male same-sex parenting couples.

In the West, the belief of the married father as the primary wage-earner is changing. The social context of fatherhood plays an important factor in the well-being of men and their children. In the United States 16% of single parents were men as of 2013.

Involved fathers advertising developmentally specific provisions to their children and are impacted themselves by doing so. Active father figures may play a role in reducing behavior and psychological problems in young adults. An increased amount of father–child involvement may assist increase a child's social stability, educational achievement,: 5  and their potential to have a solid marriage as an adult. Their children may also be more curious approximately the world around them and develop greater problem solving skills. Children who were raised with fathers perceive themselves to be more cognitively and physically competent than their peers without a father. Mothers raising children together with a father produced less severe disputes with their child.

The father-figure is not always a child's biological father and some children will have a biological father as well as a step- or nurturing father. When a child is conceived through sperm donation, the donor will be the "biological father" of the child.

Fatherhood as legitimate identity can be dependent on domestic factors and behaviors. For example, a examine of the relationship between fathers, their sons, and home computers found that the construction of fatherhood and masculinity requested that fathers display computer expertise.