HERM Antonyms

• the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle

• a youthful male person

• a friendly informal reference to a grown man

• a male human offspring

• (ethnic slur) offensive and disparaging term for Black man

• a male with the same parents as someone else

• (Roman Catholic Church) a title given to a monk and used as form of address

• a male person who is a fellow member (of a fraternity or religion or other group)

• a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities

• used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement

• a young person of either sex

• a human offspring (son or daughter) of any age

• an immature childish person

• a member of a clan or tribe

• the child of your aunt or uncle

• a female human offspring

• a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

• `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military

• the founder of a family

• (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• the head of an organized crime family

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• a young female

• a youthful female person

• a female human offspring

• a girl or young woman with whom a man is romantically involved

• a friendly informal reference to a grown woman

• a female grandchild

• the father of your father or mother

• the mother of your father or mother

• a parent of your father or mother

• a male grandchild

• a married man; a woman's partner in marriage

• use cautiously and frugally

• one of the British Isles in the Irish Sea

• an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

• someone who serves in the armed forces; a member of a military force

• the generic use of the word to refer to any human being

• any living or extinct member of the family Hominidae characterized by superior intelligence, articulate speech, and erect carriage

• a male subordinate

• an adult male person who has a manly character (virile and courageous competent)

• a manservant who acts as a personal attendant to his employer

• a male person who plays a significant role (husband or lover or boyfriend) in the life of a particular woman

• game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

• all of the living human inhabitants of the earth

• take charge of a certain job; occupy a certain work place

• provide with workers

• a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

• a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

• a term of address for an elderly woman

• a term of address for a mother superior

• a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

• care for like a mother

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• a son of your brother or sister

• a daughter of your brother or sister

• a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian

• an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

• look after a child until it is an adult