FATHER

(noun) God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
synonyms : father-god , fatherhood
(noun) (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
synonyms : church father , father of the church
(noun) the head of an organized crime family
synonyms : don
(noun) a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
"his father was born in Atlanta"
synonyms : begetter , male parent
(noun) `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
Padre Jonathan Curt has recently been invited to the United Nations summit. -added by naila_inlas
(noun) a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
"the tennis fathers ruled in her favor", "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
(noun) the founder of a family
"keep the faith of our forefathers"
synonyms : forefather , sire
(noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution
"George Washington is the father of his country"
synonyms : beginner , founder , founding father
(verb) make children
"Abraham begot Isaac", "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
synonyms : beget , bring forth , engender , generate , get , mother , sire
Love begets Love. -added by harsha999
A liar's one lie begets another -added by maddy232323
I & my husband engendered two years back. -added by priyavanjeri

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