father

noun

  1. 1

    God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

    hear our prayers, Heavenly Father

  2. 2

    the head of an organized crime family

    hear our prayers, Heavenly Father

  3. 3

    (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

    his father was born in Atlanta

  4. 4

    a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

    his father was born in Atlanta

  5. 5

    `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

    the tennis fathers ruled in her favor

    the city fathers endorsed the proposal

  6. 6

    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

  7. 7

    the founder of a family

    keep the faith of our forefathers

  8. 8

    a person who founds or establishes some institution

    George Washington is the father of his country

verb

  1. 1

    make children

    Abraham begot Isaac

    Men often father children but don't recognize them

Synonyms

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