fathers is a form of:

Mere



noun
1.
ត្រពាំង, ស្រះទឹក
adjective
1.
(Nothing more or better than what is specified) មែនជា, តែងតែ, ដែលរាបសារ
Example: A mere child, For the mere purpose of..., The merest to body.mere mortal ដែលគ្រាន់តែជា, mere $5 តែប្រាំដុល្លាប៉ុណ្ណោះ
Example: She's a mere child.
ENGLISH MEANING
noun
1.
A pool or lake.
adjective
1.
Unmixed; pure; entire; absolute; unqualified.
2.
Only this, and nothing else; such, and no more; simple; bare; as, a mere boy; a mere form.
verb
1.
(TRANSITIVE) To divide, limit, or bound.
1.
bare, insignificant, minor, scant, small
1.
A boundary
2.
A mare