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Father
ˈfɑːðə
- a man in relation to his child or children
"Margaret's father died at an early age"
male parent- a male animal in relation to its offspring
- ancestors
- an important male figure in the origin and early history of something
"he's held to be the father of abstract art"
- a man who provides care and protection
"the prince is widely regarded as the father of the nation"
- the oldest member or doyen of a society or other body
- (in Christian belief) the first person of the Trinity; God
- used as a title of respect for an old and venerable man or for something personified as such a man
"Father Thames"
- (often as a title or form of address) a priest
"pray for me, father"
- early Christian theologians (in particular of the first five centuries) whose writings are regarded as especially authoritative
- (of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child)
"he fathered three children"
- treat with the protective care associated with a father
- be the source or originator of
"a culture which has fathered half the popular music in the world"
- assign the paternity of a child or responsibility for a book, idea, or action to
"a collection of Irish stories was fathered on him"
- appear as or admit that one is the father or originator of
"a singular letter from a lady, requesting I would father a novel of hers"