Father
/fˈɑðɝ/
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Definitions
Noun
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
Noun
the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
Noun
`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
Noun
(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
Noun
a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
Noun
God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
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a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
Noun
the head of an organized crime family
Verb
make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them"
Synonyms
beget
begetter
beginner
bring forth
Church Father
don
engender
Father of the Church
Father-God
Fatherhood
forefather
founder
founding father
generate
get
male parent
mother
Padre
sire