Father Meaning and Definition


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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...

Father meaning

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


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