fa·ther (fä   r)n. 1. a. A male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child. b. A man who adopts a child. c. A man who raises a child. 2. A male parent of an animal. 3. A male ancestor. 4. A man who creates, originates, or founds something: Chaucer is considered the father of English poetry. 5. An early form; a prototype. 6. Father Christianity a. God. b. The first person of the Christian Trinity. 7. An elderly or venerable man. Used as a title of respect. 8. A member of the senate in ancient Rome. 9. One of the leading men, as of a city: the town fathers. 10. or Father A church father. 11. Abbr. Fr. a. A priest or clergyman in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches. b. Used as a title and form of address with or without the clergyman's name. v. fa·thered, fa·ther·ing, fa·thers v.tr. 1. To procreate (offspring) as the male parent. 2. To act or serve as a father to (a child). 3. To create, found, or originate. 4. To acknowledge responsibility for. 5. a. To attribute the paternity, creation, or origin of. b. To assign falsely or unjustly; foist. v.intr. To act or serve as a father. [Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; see p ter- in Indo-European roots.] |
father
Noun
1. a male parent
2. a person who founds a line or family; forefather
3. a man who starts, creates, or invents something: the father of democracy in Costa Rica
4. a leader of an association or council: the city fathers
Verb
(of a man) to be the biological cause of the conception and birth of (a child) [Old English fæder]
fatherhood n
Father
Noun
1. God
2. a title used for Christian priests
3. any of the early writers on Christian doctrine
Father
the hatred of one’s father. — misopaterist, n.
1. a community in which the father or oldest male is the supreme authority in the family, clan, or tribe, and descent is traced through the male line.
2. government by males, with one as supreme. — patriarchist, n. — patri-archic, patriarchical, adj.
2. government by males, with one as supreme. — patriarchist, n. — patri-archic, patriarchical, adj.
tending to move toward or centering upon the father. See also matricentric.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  father - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop - an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk father-in-law - the father of your spouse old man - an informal term for your father parent - a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian pater - an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" |
| 2. |  father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"ancestor, antecedent, ascendant, ascendent, root - someone from whom you are descended (but usually more remote than a grandparent) patriarch - any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race | |
| 3. |  Father - `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 militaryform of address, title of respect, title - an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'; "the professor didn't like his friends to use his formal title" priest - a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders | |
| 4. | Father - (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 Christian religion, Christianity - a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior theologian, theologiser, theologist, theologizer - someone who is learned in theology or who speculates about theology | |
| 5. | father - 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" leader - a person who rules or guides or inspires others | |
| 6. | Father - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" | |
| 7. | father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" cofounder - one of a group of founders foundress - a woman founder | |
| 8. |  father - the head of an organized crime family | |
| Verb | 1. | father - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
father
noun 1. daddy, (informal) dad (informal) male parent, patriarch, pop U.S. (informal) governor (informal) old man Brit. (informal) pa (informal) old boy (informal) papa (old-fashioned), (informal) sire, pater, biological father, foster father, begetter, paterfamilias, birth father
noun 3. (often plural) forefather, predecessor, ancestor, forebear, progenitor, tupuna or tipuna N.Z.
noun 4. (usually plural) leader, senator, elder, patron, patriarch, guiding light, city father, kaumatua N.Z.
verb 5. sire, parent, conceive, bring to life, beget, procreate, bring into being, give life to, get
verb 6. originate, found, create, establish, author, institute, invent, engender >> adjective paternal
Father
Translations
n father [ˈfaːðə]
1 a male parent, especially human Mr Smith is her father. vader, pa أب، والِد баща otec far der Vater πατέρας padre isa پدر isä père אָב पिता otac, tata apa ayah faðir padre 父親 아버지, 부친 tėvas tēvs bapa vader far ojciec pai tată отец otec oče otac far บิดา baba 父親 батько باپ ، والد cha; bố 父亲
2 (with capital) the title of a (usually Roman Catholic) priest I met Father Sullivan this morning. priester أب، كاهِن отец otec fader; pater der Pater πατήρ (για ιερέα) padre isa کشیش isä (révérend) Père כּוֹמֶר पादरी की पदवी svećenik atya Romo prestur, preststitill Padre 神父 신부 Tėvas Tēvs paderi pater Fader, pater ojciec padre Părinte отец; батюшка páter oče otac fader, pater พระในศาสนาคริสต์ papaz, peder 神父 батюшка رومن کیتھولک پادری کا لقب cha cố 神父
3 a person who begins, invents or first makes something King Alfred was the father of the English navy. vader أبو، مُبْتَدِئ، مُنْشِئ основоположник otec grundlægger der Urheber ιδρυτής, δημιουργός, πατέρας (μτφ.) padre isa بنیان گذار isä père אָבִי הַ- प्रणेता začetnik vminek az atyja bapak stofnandi, upphafsmaður padre 創始者 창시자, 시조 tėvas, pradininkas radītājs; dibinātājs bapa grondlegger far ojciec pai părinte, întemeietor родоначальник otec oče otac fader, upphovsman ผู้ริเริ่ม kurucu, mucit 奠基人，...之父 родоначальник, прародитель کسی نظریہ یا شے کا اختراع کرنے وال شخص tổ tiên; ông tổ 奠基人，（之）父，创始者
v
to be the father of King Charles II fathered a number of children. verwek, vader staan vir, verantwoordelik wees vir يُنْجِب ставам баща на zplodit, být otcem være far til zeugen είμαι, γίνομαι πατέρας engendrar isa olema سرپرستی کردن olla isä engendrer לְהוֹלִיד पिता बनना biti (vladati se kao) otac nemz menjadi ayah feðra; vera faðir (e-s) fare da padre 父となる 아버지가 되다 būti tėvu radīt; būt par tēvu menjadi bapa vader zijn van være far til, avle, fostre spłodzić ser pai/gerar a zămisli быть отцом splodiť zaploditi biti otac avla, vara far till เป็นพ่อ baba olmak, babalık yapmak 當...的父親 бути батьком کسی کا والد ہونا là cha của (ai); sinh ra 当...的父亲
n fatherhood
the state or condition of being a father Now that the children are older I am enjoying fatherhood. vaderskap أبُوَّه бащинство otcovství faderskab die Vaterschaft πατρότητα paternidad isadus پدری isyys paternité אַבהוּת पितृत्व očinstvo apaság fungsi ayah faðerni; föðurhlutverk paternità 父であること 아버지임 tėvystė tēva stāvoklis menjadi seorang bapa vaderschap farskap ojcostwo paternidade paternitate отцовство otcovstvo očetovstvo očinstvo faderskap ความเป็นพ่อ babalık 父親的身份 батьківство ابویت cương vị làm bố 父亲的身份
adj fatherly
like a father He showed a fatherly interest in his friend's child. vaderlik أَبَوي бащински otcovský faderlig väterlich πατρικός paternal isalik پدرانه isällinen paternel אַבהִי पिता तुल्य očinski atyai kebapakan föðurlegur paterno 父親のような 아버지 같은 tėviškas tēva-; tēvišķīgs sifat kebapaan vaderlijk faderlig ojcowski paternalmente părintesc отцовский otcovský očetovski očinski faderlig เหมือนเป็นพ่อ babacan, baba gibi 父親般的 батьківський والد کی طرح như hoặc điển hình cho một người cha 父亲般的
n father-in-law
the father of one's wife or husband. skoonpa حَمو тът/свекър tchán svigerfar der Schwiegervater πεθερός suegro äi پدر زن؛ پدر شوهر appi beau-père חַם श्वसुर, ससुर tast, svekar após bapak mertua tengdafaðir suocero 義理の父 시아버지, 장인 uošvis vīratēvs; sievastēvs bapa mertua schoonvader svigerfar teść sogro socru тесть; свёкор svokor tast svekar ili tast svärfar พ่อตา kayın peder 岳父，公公 свекор; тесть سسر bố vợ; bố chồng 岳父，公公
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