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father
noun(fa-ther)`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
Synonyms: padre,
father
noun(fa-ther)a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Synonyms: begetter, male parent,
Antonyms: mother,
Examples:
His father was born in Atlanta.
father
noun(fa-ther)(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
Synonyms: church father, father of the church,
father
noun(fa-ther)the founder of a family
Synonyms: forefather, sire,
Examples:
Keep the faith of our forefathers.
father
verb(fa-ther)make (offspring) by reproduction
Examples:
John fathered four daughters.
father
noun(fa-ther)God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Synonyms: father-god, fatherhood,
father
noun(fa-ther)a person who founds or establishes some institution
Examples:
George Washington is the father of his country.
father
noun(fa-ther)a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
Examples:
The tennis fathers ruled in her favor.
The city fathers endorsed the proposal.
The city fathers endorsed the proposal.