Why father’s first letter is capital [duplicate]

After they had their supper, Father went into the living-room to watch TV.

Why use Father not father?


"Father", in this case, is being used as a proper noun. For this reason, it being capitalized is correct.

If the author had written "my father" or "the father", "father" would not be capitalized as it wouldn't be a proper noun in those cases, it would be a common noun.