father (Noun) — A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father). ex. "his father was born in Atlanta"
father (Noun) — The founder of a family. ex. "keep the faith of our fathers"
father (Noun) — A person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization. ex. "the tennis fathers ruled in her favour" ex. "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
father (Noun) — A person who founds or establishes some institution. ex. "George Washington is the father of his country"
father (Noun) — The head of an organized crime family.
father (Noun) — God when considered as the first person in the Trinity. ex. "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
father (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.
father (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.
father (Verb) — Make children. ex. "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
father (Verb) — Bring into being.
father (Verb) — Act as a father; support and nurture.