Father
nounNoun
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
“his father was born in Atlanta”
Similar:BegetterType of:Parentthe founder of a family
“keep the faith of our forefathers”
Type of:AscendantAntecedentAncestora person who founds or establishes some institution
“George Washington is the father of his country”
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”
Type of:Leader`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
Similar:PadreType of:PriestTitle(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
Type of:TheologianTheologizerTheologistthe head of an organized crime family
Similar:DonType of:HeadChiefGod when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Similar:Father-godFatherhood
Verb
make (offspring) by reproduction
“John fathered four daughters”
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