Noun | 1. | ![]() Synonyms: begetter, male parent Antonyms: female parent, mother - a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" |
2. | father - the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" Synonyms: forefather, sire | |
3. | Father - `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 | |
4. | Father - (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 Synonyms: Church Father, Father of the Church | |
5. | father - 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" | |
6. | Father - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" Synonyms: Father-God, Fatherhood | |
7. | father - a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" | |
8. | father - the head of an organized crime family Synonyms: don | |
Verb | 1. | father - make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them" |