Father Meaning and Definition
What is the definition Father? What is its meaning in the dictionary? Derivations, How to pronounce? Synonyms, Words ending with Father, Words starting with Father, Related sentences, Example sentences, Antonyms and more...
Word: Father
How to pronounce: ˈfɑːðə
Noun
Definitions:
1. A man in relation to his child or children.
Example sentences: "Margaret's father died at an early age"
2. (often as a title or form of address) a priest.
Example sentences: "Pray for me, father"
3. Early Christian theologians (in particular of the first five centuries) whose writings are regarded as especially authoritative.
Example sentences: "If each tradition derives from the Fathers of the Church, then the churches of East and West have the task of discovering the compatibility of their doctrines."
Transitive verb
Definitions:
1. (of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child)
Example sentences: "He fathered three children"
Synonyms:
daddy
pope
dad
poppa
pop
pater
padre
priest
pa
my dear fellow
papa
the pope
ancestor
grandfather
forefather
old man
begetter
primogenitor
progenitor
forebear
parent
paternal
sire
god
founder
creator
originator
maker
bring forth
beget
engender
king
Antonyms:
son
mother
daughter
mom
child
children
offspring
Derivations:
fathered
fatherly
fathering
fatherhood
fatherless
Fatherland
Father in Other Languages...
Spanish: Padre
German: Vater
French: Père
Italian: Padre
Turkish: Baba