Danish Meaning of father

far

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Definitions and Meaning of father in English

Wordnet

father (n)

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

the founder of a family

`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

(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

a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization

God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

a person who founds or establishes some institution

the head of an organized crime family

Wordnet

father (v)

make (offspring) by reproduction

Webster

father (n.)

One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.

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.

One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection.

A respectful mode of address to an old man.

A senator of ancient Rome.

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.

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.

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.

The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity.

Webster

father (v. t.)

To make one's self the father of; to beget.

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.).

To provide with a father.

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