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Definition: Meaning of, father in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɑːðə /

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father fathers
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  1. parent a male parent
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  2. priest Father a priest, especially in the Roman Catholic church
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  3. fathers [plural] people related to you who lived a long time ago [=  ancestors]
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  4. god Father a way of talking to or talking about God, used in the Christian religion
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  5. the father of something the man who was responsible for starting something
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  6. from father to son if property or skill passes from father to son, children receive it or learn it from their parents
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  7. like father like son used to say that a boy behaves like his father, especially when this behaviour is bad
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  8. a bit of how's your father British English informal the act of having sex - used humorously
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
father fathered fathered
Present Participle Third Person Singular
fathering fathers
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  1. to become the father of a child by making a woman PREGNANT
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  2. formal to start an important new idea or system
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Father


Definition: Meaning of, Father in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈfɑːðə /

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  1. 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
    1. He is the father of my four children how can I leave him.
    2. My father has been my inspiration and my mentor ever since I remember.
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    Dad, pop, papa, pa, daddy
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    Son, child, daughter, offspring, children, young one
  2. especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church 'Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches ; 'Padre' is frequently used in the military
    1. The Father christened the child with holy water
    2. She barged in the confession room, blurted “Bless me Father for I have sinned” and started crying.
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    Priest, Minister, Cleric, Rector, Reverend
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  3. god when considered as the first person in the Trinity
    1. Our forefathers came here three generations back.
    2. Longtime ago the spirits of our fathers used to speak to us.
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    Ancestors, forefathers, Lineage, Family, Heredity, Blood, Dynasty, Kinship, Folks,
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    Descendants, Progenitors, Off Springs
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Father used in phrases

  • Apostelic Father (noun)
    1. any important early teacher of Christianity or a Christian missionary to a people
  • Church Father (noun)
    1. 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
  • Father Brown
    1. a priest in stories by the British writer G. K. Chesterton, who solves crimes by his knowledge of human nature.
  • Father Christmas (noun)
    1. an imaginary man who wears red clothes, has a long white beard, and is said to bring presents to children at Christmas [=  Santa Claus]
  • Father of Radio (noun)
    1. 1873-1961 united States electrical engineer who in 1907 patented the first triode vacuum tube, which made it possible to detect and amplify radio waves
  • Father of the Church
    1. one of the several important teachers of the early Christian church whose writings are used to answer any difficult points of faith or practice
  • Father of the Submarine (noun)
    1. 1742-1824 american inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer
  • Father's Day (noun)
    1. a day on which people give cards and presents to their father
  • Father-God (noun)
    1. god when considered as the first person in the Trinity
  • Founding Father (noun)
    1. a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
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