Father & Sons
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 Father & Sons facts

• Besides the paternal bonds of a father to his children, the father may have a parental legal and social relationship with the child that carries with it certain rights and obligations, although this varies between jurisdictions
• 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 creation of the baby, through sexual intercourse or sperm donation
• A biological father may have legal obligations to a child not raised by him, such 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 and they may form a family unit, but who generally does not have the legal rights and responsibilities of a parent in relation to the child
• The adjective "paternal" refers 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 determine 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), papa/pappa, papasita, (pa, pap) and pop