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#1 father n. [male parent, begetter] a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta". wn
#2 father v. [beget, get, engender, mother, sire, generate, bring forth] make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them". wn
#3 father n. [forefather, sire] the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers". wn
#4 father n. [Father, Padre] '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. wn
#5 father n. [Church Father, Father of the Church, 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 be. wn
#2 father v. [beget, get, engender, mother, sire, generate, bring forth] make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them". wn
#3 father n. [forefather, sire] the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers". wn
#4 father n. [Father, Padre] '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. wn
#5 father n. [Church Father, Father of the Church, 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 be. wn
