| Father |
One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent. |
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| Father |
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; -- in the plural, fathers, ancestors. |
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| Father |
One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection. |
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| Father |
A respectful mode of address to an old man. |
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| Father |
A senator of ancient Rome. |
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| Father |
A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc. |
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| Father |
One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers. |
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| Father |
One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher. |
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| Father |
The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity. |
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| Father |
To make one's self the father of; to beget. |
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| Father |
To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for (a statement, policy, etc.). |
v. t. |
| Father |
To provide with a father. |
v. t. |
| Father-lasher |
A European marine fish (Cottus bubalis), allied to the sculpin; -- called also lucky proach. |
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| Father longlegs |
See Daddy longlegs, 2. |
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