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fathers definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb father Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb father Entailment of verb father Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb father 1 sense of father Sense 1 beget, get engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth => make create Familiarity of verb father father used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb father Sense 1 beget, get engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth => make create -------------- Grep of noun father church father city father father father's day father-figure father-god father-in-law father brown father christmas father figure father surrogate fatherhood fatherland fatherliness forefather foster-father founding father godfather grandfather great grandfather holy father housefather stepfather the father of radio Overview of noun father The noun father has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (72) father, male parent, begetter -- (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta") 2. (4) forefather, father, sire -- (the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers") 3. (2) Father, Padre -- (`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is frequently used in the military) 4. (2) Church Father, Father -- (an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church) 5. (1) father -- (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") 6. (1) Father, Father-God -- (God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father") 7. founder, beginner, founding father, father -- (a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country") Overview of verb father The verb father has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) beget, get engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth -- (make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them") Overview of noun father The noun father has 7 senses (first 6 from tagged texts) 1. (72) father, male parent, begetter -- (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta") 2. (4) forefather, father, sire -- (the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers") 3. (2) Father, Padre -- (`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is frequently used in the military) 4. (2) Church Father, Father -- (an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings and practices of the Christian church) 5. (1) father -- (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") 6. (1) Father, Father-God -- (God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father") 7. founder, beginner, founding father, father -- (a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country") Overview of verb father The verb father has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) beget, get engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring forth -- (make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them")
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