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Father — synonyms, father antonyms, definition

1. father (Noun)

36 synonyms
Church Father Father of the Church Father-God Founding Father ancestor architect author begetter beginner creator dad daddy dam don ecclesiastic fatherhood forbear forefather founder governor • • •
1 antonym
mother
8 definitions

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.

23 types of
ancestor antecedent ascendant ascendent chief conceiver form of address head hypostasis hypostasis of Christ leader mastermind originator parent priest root theologian theologiser theologist theologizer • • •
49 types
Ambrose Athanasius Athanasius the Great Augustine Augustine of Hippo Basil of Caesarea Basil the Great Eusebius Hieronymus Eusebius Sophronius Hieronymus Gregory Gregory Nazianzen Gregory of Nazianzen Hieronymus Irenaeus Jerome John Chrysostom Pater Saint Ambrose Saint Athanasius Saint Augustine • • •

2. father (Verb)

29 synonyms
adopt bear beget breed bring forth conceive create cultivate engender feed foster generate get hatch initiate mother multiply nourish nurse nurture • • •
3 definitions

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.

2 types of
create make
6 types
date back date from go back initiate lead up set