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Meaning
Noun
●
In Male family members & Parents:
A (generally human)
male
who
begets
a child.
●
A
male
ancestor
more
remote
than a
parent
; a
progenitor
; especially, a first
ancestor
.
●
A
term
of
respectful
address
for an
elderly
man.
●
A
term
of
respectful
address
for a priest.
●
A person who
plays
the role of a
father
in some way.
●
A
pioneering
figure
in a particular field.
●
Something that is the
greatest
or most significant of its kind.
●
Something
inanimate
that begets.
●
In Christianity:
A
member
of a
church
council.
●
In Computing:
The
archived
older
version
of a
file
that
immediately
precedes
the current
version
, and was itself
derived
from the grandfather.
●
In Christianity:
A
title
given to
priests.
●
In Christianity:
One of the
chief
ecclesiastical
authorities
of the first
centuries
after Christ.
●
A
title
given to
the
personification
of a
force of nature
or
abstract
concept
, such as Father Time or Father Frost.
●
A
senator
of Ancient Rome.
Verb
●
To be a
father
to; to sire.
●
To give
rise
to.
●
To
act
as a
father
; to support and nurture.
●
To provide with a father.
●
To
adopt
as
one's
own.
Name
●
God, the
father
of Creation.
●
God the Father, who
eternally
begets
the Son.
●
One's father.
●
One of the
triune
gods
of the Horned God in Wicca,
representing
a
man
,
younger
than the
elderly
Sage and
older
than the
boyish
Master.
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Wiktionary
Origin
father
English
fader
Middle English (1100-1500)
fæder
Old English (ca. 450-1100)
Sourced from
Etym
Synonyms
Ayr
Ba
Baba
Da
Dad
Dada
Daddio
Daddy
Father
Fatherling
Pa
Pap
Papa
Papaw
Pappaw
Pappy
Pater
Patriarch
Paw
Pawpaw
Peepaw
Pepaw
Pop
Poppa
Poppy
Pops
Sire
Mother
Parson
Friar
Granddaddy
Old Man
More
Antonyms
Mother
Son
Daughter
Child
Offspring
Related
Son
Uncle
Husband
Brother
Grandson
Parent
Cousin
Boyfriend
Child
Man
Stepdad
Nephew
Family
God
Parents
Friend
Daughter
Sister
Wife
Grandmother
Mom
Aunt
Spouse
Boy
Stepson
King
Woman
Sons
Boss
Brothers
Lord
Girlfriend
Mum
John
Niece
Grandpa
Grandma
Mary
Sibling
Hero
Girl
Founder
Lover
Baby
Grandparent
Sisters
Men
Guardian
Younger Brother
Older Brother
Paternal Uncle
Best Friend
Half Brother
More
Rhymes
Lather
Rather
Father
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