What does father mean in English? Meaning of father definition and abbreviation with examples.
Meaning of "father": a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Noun
Meaning: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)Example: his father was born in AtlantaSynonyms: begetter
father
male parentHyponyms: dad
dada
daddy
father-in-law
old man
pa
papa
pappa
pater
popHypernyms: parentAntonyms: female parent
motherHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": make children
Verb
Meaning: make childrenExample: Abraham begot Isaac
Men often father children but don't recognize themSynonyms: beget
bring forth
engender
father
generate
get
mother
sireHypernyms: create
makeHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": the founder of a family
Noun
Meaning: the founder of a familyExample: keep the faith of our forefathersSynonyms: father
forefather
sireHyponyms: patriarchHypernyms: ancestor
antecedent
ascendant
ascendent
rootHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": `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
Noun
Meaning: `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 militarySynonyms: father
padreHypernyms: form of address
priest
title
title of respectHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "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 best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
Noun
Meaning: (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 best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John ChrysostomSynonyms: church father
father
father of the churchHypernyms: theologian
theologiser
theologist
theologizerInstance Hyponyms: ambrose
athanasius
athanasius the great
augustine
augustine of hippo
basil
basil of caesarea
basil the great
eusebius hieronymus
eusebius sophronius hieronymus
gregory
gregory nazianzen
gregory of nazianzen
hieronymus
irenaeus
jerome
john chrysostom
saint ambrose
saint athanasius
saint augustine
saint irenaeus
saint jerome
st. ambrose
st. athanasius
st. augustine
st. basil
st. basil the great
st. gregory of nazianzen
st. irenaeus
st. jerome
st. john chrysostomHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
Noun
Meaning: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organizationExample: the tennis fathers ruled in her favor
the city fathers endorsed the proposalSynonyms: fatherHypernyms: leaderHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Noun
Meaning: God when considered as the first person in the TrinityExample: hear our prayers, Heavenly FatherSynonyms: father
father-god
fatherhoodInstance Hypernyms: hypostasis
hypostasis of christHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": a person who founds or establishes some institution
Noun
Meaning: a person who founds or establishes some institutionExample: George Washington is the father of his countrySynonyms: beginner
father
founder
founding fatherHyponyms: cofounder
coloniser
colonizer
foundressHypernyms: conceiver
mastermind
originatorHyphenation: fa‧ther
Meaning of "father": the head of an organized crime family
Noun
Meaning: the head of an organized crime familySynonyms: don
fatherHypernyms: chief
head
top dogHyphenation: fa‧ther
Synonyms:
dad, predecessor, ancestor, parent, origin, sire, papa, pop, source, progenitor, forebearer, padre, begetter, pa, daddy, procreator, minister, confessor, pastor, preacher, parson, ecclesiastic, clergyman, cure, padre, reverend, abbé, curé, conceive, spawn, engender, establish, create, originate, invent, procreate, produce, found, beget, generate, trigger, dream up, sow the seeds of,
Antonyms:
descendant, result, mother, effect, end, mother, destroy, ruin, result, finish, halt, kill, stop, end, mother,