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   Fa·ther

   /ˈfäT͟Hər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a man in relation to his child or children: "Margaret's father died at an early age" Similar male parentbirth fatherbiological fatherbegetterpatriarchpaterfamiliasinformal:daddaddypoppoppapaold boyold manadoptive fatherfoster fatherstepfatherinformal, dated:pater
   • ▪ a male animal in relation to its offspring.
   • ▪ ancestors. literary Similar ancestorforefatherforebearprogenitorpredecessorantecedentforerunnerprecursorrare:primogenitorOpposite descendant
   • ▪ an important figure in the origin and early history of something: "Dorsey should be remembered as the father of gospel music" Similar originatorinitiatorfounderfounding fatherinventorcreatormakerauthorprime moverinstigatorarchitectengineerdesignerdeviserplannercontrivermastermindliterary:begetter
   • ▪ a man who gives care and protection to someone or something: "the prince is widely regarded as the father of the nation"
   • ▪ the oldest or most respected member of a society or other body. Similar leadereldersenior figurepatriarchsenatorguiding lightofficial
   • ▪ (in Christian belief) the first person of the Trinity; God. Similar GodLordLord GodDeityhumorous:Him upstairsthe man upstairs
   • ▪ used in proper names, especially when personifying time or a river, to suggest an old and venerable character: "Father Thames"
   • 2. (often as a title or form of address) a priest: "pray for me, father" Similar priestpastorparsonclergymanfather confessorchurchmanman of the clothman of Godclericministerpreacherabbécuréinformal:reverendpadre
   • 3. early Christian theologians (in particular of the first five centuries) whose writings are regarded as especially authoritative.

   verb

   • 1. (of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child): "he fathered three children" Similar be the father ofsireengendergeneratebring into beingbring into the worldgive life tospawnprocreatereproducebreedliterary:beget
   • ▪ 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" Similar establishinstituteoriginateinitiateput in placeinventfoundcreategenerateconceive
   • ▪ 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"

   Word Origin Old Englishfæder, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vader and German Vater, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pater and Greek patēr.

   Derivatives

   • 1. fatherlike adjective

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   What does father mean?

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   What is a father noun?

   • Definition of father noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary a male parent of a child or an animal; a person who is acting as the father to a child Ben is a wonderful father. You've been like a father to me. Our new boss is a father of three (= he has three children).

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   What does 'the child is father to the man' mean?

   • Proverb. the child is father of (also to) the man and variants: childhood experience determines adult character or behaviour. Mr. Canning was the cleverest boy at Eton: he is, perhaps, the cleverest man in the House of Commons..in the sense in which, according to Mr. Wordsworth, ‘the child is father to the man ’.

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   Is God a father?

   • The First Person ( person, n. III.6a) of the Trinity. Cf. son, n.¹ 2, Holy Ghost, n. … In Christian contexts: the fact of God being the father of humankind. Also: God considered as a father (cf. godhead, n. 2a).

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   noun. uk / ˈfɑːðə r/ Add to word list. A1 [ C ] your male parent. Examples. a loving father. He looks like his father. My mother and father are divorced. James is a perfect husband and father. Her father is the head of an oil company. Father. the title of some Christian priests: Father O'Brian. the father of sth.

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   1 day ago · 1. a male parent. 2. a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 3. any male ancestor, esp. the founder of a race, family, or line; progenitor. 4. a man who exercises paternal care over other persons; paternal protector or provider. a father to the poor.

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    father. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Related topics: Family fa‧ther1 /ˈfɑːðə $ -ər/ S1 W1 noun [ countable] 1 parent a male parent Ask your father to help you. Andrew was very excited about becoming a father.