Father Meaning
There are 9 meaning(s) for word Father
Meaning 1 : `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
Synonyms : padre
Meaning 2 : a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Example : his father was born in Atlanta
Synonyms : begetter, male parent
Example : his father was born in Atlanta
Synonyms : begetter, male parent
Meaning 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 be
Synonyms : church father, father of the church
Synonyms : church father, father of the church
Meaning 4 : the founder of a family
Example : keep the faith of our forefathers
Synonyms : forefather, sire
Example : keep the faith of our forefathers
Synonyms : forefather, sire
Meaning 5 : make (offspring) by reproduction
Example : John fathered four daughters
Synonyms : beget, bring forth, engender, generate, get, mother, sire
Example : John fathered four daughters
Synonyms : beget, bring forth, engender, generate, get, mother, sire
Meaning 7 : God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Synonyms : father-god, fatherhood
Synonyms : father-god, fatherhood
Meaning 8 : a person who founds or establishes some institution
Example : George Washington is the father of his country
Synonyms : beginner, founder, founding father
Example : George Washington is the father of his country
Synonyms : beginner, founder, founding father
Meaning 9 : a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
Example : the tennis fathers ruled in her favor,the city fathers endorsed the proposal
Example : the tennis fathers ruled in her favor,the city fathers endorsed the proposal