father
Definition
- n. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
- n. `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
- n. a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
- n. God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Word forms
- Past participle
- fathered
- Present participle
- fathering
- Past tense
- fathered
- Third person singular
- fathers
Example sentences
n.
My father taught me how to ride a bike when I was young.
vt.
She hopes to father a new generation of artists with her mentorship.