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father Definition
(n)
a
male
parent
(
also
used
as
a
term
of
address
to
your
father
); "
his
father
was
born
in
Atlanta
"
(n)
the
founder
of
a
family
; "
keep
the
faith
of
our
forefathers
"
(n) `
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
(n) (
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
be
(n)
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
"
(n)
God
when
considered
as
the
first
person
in
the
Trinity
; "
hear
our
prayers
,
Heavenly
Father
"
(n)
a
person
who
founds
or
establishes
some
institution
; "
George
Washington
is
the
father
of
his
country
"
(n)
the
head
of
an
organized
crime
family
(v)
make
children
; "
Abraham
begot
Isaac
"; "
Men
often
father
children
but
don
''
t
recognize
them
"
father Synonyms
beget
begetter
beginner
bring forth
Church Father
don
engender
Father
Father of the Church
Father-God
Fatherhood
forefather
founder
founding father
generate
get
male parent
mother
Padre
sire
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