father

(noun) a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father). Synonyms: male parent, begetter. Example: "His father was born in atlanta."

(noun) the founder of a family. Synonyms: forefather, sire. Example: "Keep the faith of our forefathers."

(noun) `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. Synonyms: Father, Padre.

(noun) (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. Synonyms: Church Father, Father of the Church, Father.

(noun) a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization. Examples: "The tennis fathers ruled in her favor." "The city fathers endorsed the proposal."

(noun) God when considered as the first person in the Trinity. Synonyms: Father, Father-God, Fatherhood. Example: "Hear our prayers, heavenly father."

(noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution. Synonyms: founder, beginner, founding father. Example: "George washington is the father of his country."

(noun) the head of an organized crime family. Synonyms: don.

(verb) make children. Synonyms: beget, get, engender, mother, sire, generate, bring forth. Examples: "Abraham begot isaac." "Men often father children but don't recognize them."