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| 1. | [ noun ] a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) | |
| Synonyms: | begetter male_parent | |
| Examples: | "his father was born in Atlanta" |
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| Related terms: | mother mother parent dad old_man father-in-law beget | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (religion,theology) an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church | |
| Synonyms: | Church_Father father_of_the_church | |
| Related terms: | theologian authority john_chrysostom basil Augustine eusebius_hieronymus gregory_nazianzen Christianity | |
| 3. | [ verb ] make children | |
| Synonyms: | sire beget generate bring_forth mother engender get | |
| Examples: | "Abraham begot Isaac" "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |
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| Related terms: | make mother generation forefather sire | |
| 4. | [ noun ] (Roman Catholic,religion,Christianity) `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 | |
| Related terms: | priest | |
| 5. | [ noun ] the founder of a family | |
| Synonyms: | forefather sire | |
| Examples: | "keep the faith of our forefathers" |
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| Related terms: | ancestor patriarch beget | |
| 6. | [ noun ] 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" |
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| Related terms: | leader | |
| 7. | [ noun ] (religion,Christianity) God when considered as the first person in the Trinity | |
| Synonyms: | Father-God fatherhood | |
| Examples: | "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" |
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| Related terms: | hypostasis | |
| 8. | [ noun ] the head of an organized crime family | |
| Synonyms: | don | |
| Related terms: | head | |
| 9. | [ noun ] (work) a person who founds or establishes some institution | |
| Synonyms: | founder founding_father beginner | |
| Examples: | "George Washington is the father of his country" |
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| Related terms: | originator cofounder foundress colonizer begin | |
| Similar spelling: |
Fader feather feathery |
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