English to English
noun
- a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
His father was born in Atlanta.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the founder of a family
Keep the faith of our forefathers.
source: WordNet 3.0
- `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
source: WordNet 3.0
- (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
source: WordNet 3.0
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Hear our prayers, Heavenly Father.
source: WordNet 3.0
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
George Washington is the father of his country.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the head of an organized crime family
source: WordNet 3.0
- One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- make children
Abraham begot Isaac.
Men often father children but don't recognize them.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To make one's self the father of; to beget.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [fádzer] Amá; magulang
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
