ALL meanings of father
fa·ther
F f - noun father male parent 1
- noun father priest, clergy 1
- abbreviation FATHER founder 1
- noun father ancestor 1
- noun father old man 1
- noun father leading man 1
- noun father precursor 1
- noun father theology: God 1
- transitive verb father beget 1
- transitive verb father author, originate 1
- transitive verb father act as a father 1
- noun father a male parent. 1
- noun father a father-in-law, stepfather, or adoptive father. 1
- noun father any male ancestor, especially the founder of a family or line; progenitor. 1
- noun father a man who exercises paternal care over other persons; paternal protector or provider: a father to the poor. 1
- noun father a person who has originated or established something: the father of modern psychology; the founding fathers. 1
- noun father a precursor, prototype, or early form: The horseless carriage was the father of the modern automobile. 1
- noun father one of the leading men in a city, town, etc.: a scandal involving several of the city fathers. 1
- noun father Chiefly British. the oldest member of a society, profession, etc. Compare dean1 (def 3). 1
- noun father a priest. 1
- noun father (initial capital letter) Theology. the Supreme Being and Creator; God. 1
- noun father a title of respect for an elderly man. 1
- noun father the Father, Theology. the first person of the Trinity. 1
- noun father Also called church father. Church History. any of the chief early Christian writers, whose works are the main sources for the history, doctrines, and observances of the church in the early ages. 1
- noun father Ecclesiastical. (often initial capital letter) a title of reverence, as for church dignitaries, officers of monasteries, monks, confessors, and especially priests. a person bearing this title. 1
- noun father fathers, Roman History. conscript fathers. 1
- verb with object father to beget. 1
- verb with object father to be the creator, founder, or author of; originate. 1
- verb with object father to act as a father toward. 1
- verb with object father to acknowledge oneself the father of. 1
- verb with object father to assume as one's own; take the responsibility of. 1
- verb with object father to charge with the begetting of. 1
- verb without object father to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally: Somehow he was able to write a book while actively fathering. 1
- noun father A man in relation to his natural child or children. 1
- countable noun father Your father is your male parent. You can also call someone your father if he brings you up as if he was this man. You can call your father 'Father'. 0
- verb father When a man fathers a child, he makes a woman pregnant and their child is born. 0
- countable noun father The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as the father of that thing. 0
- countable noun father In some Christian churches, priests are addressed or referred to as Father. 0
- proper noun father Christians often refer to God as our Father or address him as Father. 0
- noun father a male parent 0
- noun father a person who founds a line or family; forefather 0
- noun father any male acting in a paternal capacity 0
- noun father a respectful term of address for an old man 0
- noun father a male who originates something 0
- noun father a leader of an association, council, etc; elder 0
- noun father the eldest or most senior member in a society, profession, etc 0
- noun father a senator or patrician in ancient Rome 0
- verb father to procreate or generate (offspring); beget 0
- verb father to create, found, originate, etc 0
- verb father to act as a father to 0