Father

**Prof. Dr. Sinsi** · 07-22-2012

father
noun1

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"[ant: female parent]2

the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"[syn: forefather]3

'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 military4

(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[syn: Church Father]5

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

God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"7

a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"[syn: founder]8

the head of an organized crime family[syn: don]
verb1

make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"[syn: beget]

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Prof. Dr. Sinsi	Father father noun1a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"[ant: female parent]2the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"[syn: forefather]3'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 military4(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[syn: Church Father]5a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"6God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"7a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"[syn: founder]8the head of an organized crime family[syn: don] verb1make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"[syn: beget]