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father [n][en]
 
1)God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
    Synonyms :father-god fatherhood pai deus-pai paternidade padre-dios paternidad отец отец-бог отцовство 父亲 父亲神  paternité dio-padre paternità_di père dieu-père vater gott-vater vaterschaft 아버지 아버지_하나님 아빠가 父の神 父親 
    See Also: hypostasis 
 
2)(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 Lation 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 pai_da_igreja pai padre_da_igreja padre_de_la_iglesia церкви_отец 教堂的父亲 отец отец_церкви 父亲 父亲教会 padre_della_chiesa l'église_du_père kirchenvater 교회의_아버지 教会の父 père père_de_l'eglise vater vater_der_kirche 아버지 
    See Also: theologian  christian_religion  athanasius  augustine  basil  gregory_nazianzen  eusebius_hieronymus  john_chrysostom 
 
3)the head of an organized crime family
    Synonyms :don pai дона  отец 父亲 père vater ドン 아버지 
    See Also: chief 
 
4)a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
    Synonyms :begetter male_parent pai progenitor_masculino procreador вдохновитель отец 父亲 мужчины_родителей 父本 generatore géniteur erzeuger 생기게 創始者 père vater 아버지 男性の親 genitore_di_sesso_maschile männlich_eltern parent_de_sexe_masculin 남성의_부모 
    See Also: parent  beget  female_parent  dad  father-in-law  old_man 
 
5)`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 pai отец 父亲 падре 帕德雷 père vater 아버지 파드레 
    See Also: priest 
 
6)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"
    Synonyms :pai отец 父亲 père vater 아버지 
    See Also: leader 
 
7)the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
    Synonyms :forefather sire antepassado pai antepasado 祖先 отец праотец 父亲 señor жеребец 公畜 ancêtre antenato 조상 père vater stammvater 아버지 ぜんじん 種牡馬 폐하 
    See Also: ancestor  beget  patriarch 
 
8)a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
    Synonyms :beginner founder founding_father novato pai fundador principiante Новичок 初学者 创始人 padre_fundador отец 父亲 Основатель отец-основатель 开国元勋 débutant anfänger 초급 初心者 père fondatore padre_fondatore vater fondateur père_fondateur gründer gründervater 아버지 創設者 建国の父 설립자 건국의_아버지 
    See Also: conceiver  begin  establish  constitute  cofounder  coloniser  foundress 
 
father [v][en]
 
1)make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
    Synonyms :beget bring_forth engender generate get mother sire procriar brotar engendrar pai gerar obter mãe dar_a_luz породить 招致 带出 рождать generar obtener порождать 产生 отец 父亲 генерировать 生成 получать señor 获得 мать 母亲 жеребец 公畜 ottenere procreare engendrer zeugen 낳다 portare_avanti fais_sortir gebären を生む 생기게하다 うじる 생성 generano erzeugen père vater générer 아버지 手に入れる 種牡馬 bekommen obtenir mère 어머니 
    See Also: create  generation  generation  generation  sire  female_parent  begetter 
 




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