Father - English meaning

noun

(in france) an abbot or other cleric.

Usage examples:

The abbé was his confessor

verb

(especially of a man) bring (a child) into existence by the process of reproduction.

Usage examples:

They hoped that the king might beget an heir by his new queen

verb

To be the father of

Usage examples:

In the bible it says that adam begat cain and abel., poverty begets hunger, and hunger begets crime.

noun

Someone who creates something

Usage examples:

He was a begetter of chamber music and concertos in the 1980s., he made no secret of the fact that …

verb

(of animals) mate and then produce offspring.

Usage examples:

Toads are said to return to the pond of their birth to breed

noun

A stock of animals or plants within a species having a distinctive appearance and typically having been developed by deliberate selection.

Usage examples:

The big continental breeds are eagerly being imported by british farmers

noun

A particular type of animal or plant

Usage examples:

The different breeds of dogs, authentic blues singers are a dying breed (= there are not many of th…

noun

A male member of the christian clergy or of a church.

Usage examples:

Or perhaps the remark was a mere evasion, a way of saying politely to a prominent churchman that af…

noun

A man who is actively involved in the church, especially as a priest or other official

noun

A male priest, minister, or religious leader, especially a christian one.

Usage examples:

The reverand has been for a quarter of a century a clergyman in hampshire.

noun

A member of the clergy

noun

A priest or religious leader, especially a christian or muslim one.

Usage examples:

Based on what you just got through saying, the senior clerics have no use for this guy.

noun

A religious leader; a member of the clergy

Usage examples:

The committee was composed of jewish, catholic, protestant, and muslim clerics.

verb

Relieve (a person or animal) of the symptoms of a disease or condition.

Usage examples:

He was cured of the disease

noun

A substance or treatment that cures a disease or condition.

Usage examples:

The search for a cure for the common cold

noun

A parish priest in a french-speaking country.

Usage examples:

The curé, after all, was an important figure in every village

noun

One's father.

Usage examples:

His dad was with him

noun

One's father.

Usage examples:

I never thought i was a daddy's girl, that i put my father on a pedestal, but it seems i have.

noun

A father

Usage examples:

Why don’t you have any hair on your head, daddy?, mommy and daddy are taking me to the circus.

verb

Cause or give rise to (a feeling, situation, or condition).

Usage examples:

The issue engendered continuing controversy

verb

To cause something to come into existence

Usage examples:

Your book has engendered much controversy.

verb

Produce or create.

Usage examples:

Changes which are likely to generate controversy

verb

Bring into existence

verb

To cause to exist; produce

Usage examples:

The new construction project will generate 500 new jobs., her latest book has generated a lot of ex…

noun

(in certain countries) a head of a government department.

Usage examples:

The defence minister

verb

Attend to the needs of (someone).

Usage examples:

Her doctor was busy ministering to the injured

noun

(in various christian churches) a person who leads religious ceremonies

Usage examples:

The foreign minister, social justice has concerned him since his first ministerial assignment., he …

noun

Father.

Usage examples:

Pa is busy on the telephone

abbreviation

Pascal(s).

abbreviation

Panama (international vehicle registration).

noun

The title of a priest or chaplain in some countries.

Usage examples:

While he is the catholic chaplain, and there are a number of other denominations among the coalitio…

noun

A christian priest, especially in the armed forces

noun

A beneficed member of the clergy; a rector or a vicar.

Usage examples:

But, for the modern episcopalian, the country parson is probably an ideal figure, remote and more l…

noun

Any christian priest

noun

A minister in charge of a christian church or congregation, especially in some non-episcopal churches.

Usage examples:

Christian priests, ministers, pastors, and deacons lead weekly services and conduct marriages and f…

verb

Another term for rose-coloured starling.

noun

A minister of a christian church, esp. one that is protestant

noun

Father.

Usage examples:

The pater gives her fifty pounds a year as a dress allowance

noun

Father

noun

The male head of a family or household.

Usage examples:

At the meal, the story of the passover is told by the paterfamilias

noun

The male head of a family or tribe.

Usage examples:

The family patriarch makes all decisions regarding living arrangements, children's marriages, and m…

noun

A powerful and usually older man in charge of a family, or the male leader of a society in which men hold power

Usage examples:

A patriarchal society

verb

Make a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

Corks popped and glasses tinkled

noun

A light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

There were a few pops, perhaps from pistols

adverb

With a light explosive sound.

Usage examples:

The champagne went pop

noun

Another term for father.

Usage examples:

Oh, poppa will be pleased

noun

A person who preaches, especially a minister of religion.

Usage examples:

Pray regularly from the pulpit for god to raise up preachers and missionary church planters.

noun

A person who gives a religious speech, esp. one whose job is to do this

noun

An ordained minister of the catholic, orthodox, or anglican church, authorized to perform certain rites and administer certain sacraments.

Usage examples:

The priest celebrated mass at a small altar off the north transept

verb

Ordain to the priesthood.

Usage examples:

He was made deacon in 1990 and priested in 1994

verb

(of people or animals) produce young; reproduce.

Usage examples:

Species that procreate by copulation

verb

To reproduce sexually

verb

Produce a copy of.

Usage examples:

His works are reproduced on postcards and posters

adjective

Used as a title or form of address to members of the clergy.

Usage examples:

The reverend pat tilly

noun

A member of the clergy.

Usage examples:

A retired reverend

noun

A title for a member of the christian clergy (= official workers of the church)

Usage examples:

I’d like you to meet reverend smith.

noun

The male parent of an animal, especially a stallion or bull kept for breeding.

Usage examples:

The sire is one of the country's top thoroughbred stallions

verb

(of a male animal, especially a stallion) cause the birth of.

Usage examples:

Castor twice sired two champions in a litter

verb

(of a fish, frog, mollusc, crustacean, etc.) release or deposit eggs.

Usage examples:

The fish spawn among fine-leaved plants

noun

The eggs of fish, frogs, etc.

Usage examples:

The fish covers its spawn with gravel

noun

A man who is the husband or partner of one's mother after the divorce or separation of one's parents or the death of one's father.

Usage examples:

Researchers interviewed all 162 children (initially at an average age of eight and a half) about th…

noun

A man who is married to the mother of a child but is not the biological father