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▸ noun: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity ("Hear our prayers, Heavenly Father")
▸ noun: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) ("His father was born in Atlanta")
▸ noun: `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
▸ noun: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization ("The tennis fathers ruled in her favor")
▸ noun: the head of an organized crime family
▸ noun: the founder of a family ("Keep the faith of our forefathers")
▸ noun: (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 Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
▸ noun: a person who founds or establishes some institution ("George Washington is the father of his country")
▸ verb: make children
▸ Also see fathers
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▸ Idioms related to father (New!)
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▸ noun: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity ("Hear our prayers, Heavenly Father")
▸ noun: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) ("His father was born in Atlanta")
▸ noun: `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
▸ noun: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization ("The tennis fathers ruled in her favor")
▸ noun: the head of an organized crime family
▸ noun: the founder of a family ("Keep the faith of our forefathers")
▸ noun: (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 Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
▸ noun: a person who founds or establishes some institution ("George Washington is the father of his country")
▸ verb: make children
▸ Also see fathers
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to father
▸ Usage examples for father
▸ Idioms related to father (New!)
▸ Popular adjectives describing father
▸ Words that often appear near father
▸ Rhymes of father
▸ Invented words related to father