Like father, like son.有其父必有其子。

"John is as smart as his father." "Like father, like son."

“约翰和他的父亲一样精明。”“有其父，必有其子嘛。”

father-figure 长者，父亲般的人物

Perhaps they need the guiding hand of a firm father figure.

也许他们需要一个父亲般严格的指引者。

father surrogate 替代父亲角色

She saw him as a sort of surrogate father.

在她心目中，他仿佛是能替代父亲角色的人。

foster father 养父

A few days later Edouard received a call from Profitendieu, Bernard's foster father.

几天以后，爱德华接待了伯纳德的养父普罗菲恩迪先生的来访。

lie with one's fathers 葬于故乡

I will lie with my fathers.

我去世后要葬于故乡。

father confessor 告解神父，听人吐露真情的人

He was their adviser, confidant and father confessor.

他是他们的顾问、密友和倾听者。

Father Christmas 圣诞老人

I am going to wait for Father Christmas.

那我不睡觉了。我要等着圣诞老人来。

father of lies 谎言始祖

The devil is the father of lies.

魔鬼是谎言之父。

Many a good father hath but a bad son . [谚]贤父难免生劣子。