father
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ˈfɑ:
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ther
ðər
dhēr
/ˈfɑːðə/

āχāĻ‚āϰ⧇āϜāĻŋāϤ⧇ "father"āĻāϰ āϏāĻ‚āĻœā§āĻžāĻž āĻ“ āĻ…āĻ°ā§āĻĨ

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āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž

a child's male parent
father definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fathers play a crucial role in their children's upbringing and development.
āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻžāϰāĻž āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύāĻĻ⧇āϰ āϞāĻžāϞāύ-āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻŦāĻŋāĻ•āĻžāĻļ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϗ⧁āϰ⧁āĻ¤ā§āĻŦāĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŖ āĻ­ā§‚āĻŽāĻŋāĻ•āĻž āĻĒāĻžāϞāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
02

āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻšāĻŋāϤ

a title used for Christian priests, especially in certain traditions
father definition and meaning
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The congregation welcomed Father John to the parish.
āϏāĻŽāĻžāϜ āĻĒā§āϝāĻžāϰāĻŋāĻļ⧇ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž āϜāύāϕ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ—āϤ āϜāĻžāύāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž

God's title, given and used by Christians
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The priest reminded the congregation to trust in the love and wisdom of our Heavenly Father.
āĻĒ⧁āϰ⧋āĻšāĻŋāϤ āĻŽāĻŖā§āĻĄāϞ⧀āϕ⧇ āφāĻŽāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ—ā§€āϝāĻŧ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻāϰ āĻ­āĻžāϞāĻŦāĻžāϏāĻž āĻāĻŦāĻ‚ āĻœā§āĻžāĻžāύ⧇āϰ āωāĻĒāϰ āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻžāϏ āϰāĻžāĻ–āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāϰāĻŖ āĻ•āϰāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻĒā§‚āĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻĒ⧁āϰ⧁āώ

the progenitor or founder of a family line
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The Smiths trace their lineage back to a common father.
āĻ¸ā§āĻŽāĻŋāĻĨ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāĻĻ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻ‚āĻļāϧāϰāϕ⧇ āĻāĻ•āϟāĻŋ āϏāĻžāϧāĻžāϰāĻŖ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻĒāĻ°ā§āϝāĻ¨ā§āϤ āϖ⧁āρāĻœā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āϰ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϤāĻž

a person who establishes or originates an institution, movement, or organization
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The university recognized her as the father of the robotics program.
āĻŦāĻŋāĻļā§āĻŦāĻŦāĻŋāĻĻā§āϝāĻžāϞāϝāĻŧ āϤāĻžāϕ⧇ āϰ⧋āĻŦā§‹āϟāĻŋāĻ•ā§āϏ āĻĒā§āϰ⧋āĻ—ā§āϰāĻžāĻŽā§‡āϰ āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϤāĻž āĻšāĻŋāϏ⧇āĻŦ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻŦā§€āĻ•ā§ƒāϤāĻŋ āĻĻāĻŋāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
4.1

āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāĻˇā§āĻ āĻžāϤāĻž

a person who holds a significant or distinguished position within an organization
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Fathers of the board provide strategic guidance.
āĻŦā§‹āĻ°ā§āĻĄā§‡āϰ āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž āĻ•ā§ŒāĻļāϞāĻ—āϤ āύāĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻĻ⧇āĻļāύāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāĻĻāĻžāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
4.2

āĻ—āĻĄāĻĢāĻžāĻĻāĻžāϰ, āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ

the leader or head of a criminal organization or syndicate
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The father directed all major operations from his office.
āϏāĻ°ā§āĻĻāĻžāϰ āϤāĻžāϰ āĻ…āĻĢāĻŋāϏ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ āϏāĻŽāĻ¸ā§āϤ āĻĒā§āϰāϧāĻžāύ āĻ…āĻĒāĻžāϰ⧇āĻļāύ āĻĒāϰāĻŋāϚāĻžāϞāύāĻž āĻ•āϰāϤ⧇āύāĨ¤
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āĻĒāĻŋāϤāĻž, āϜāύāĻ•

a male parent of an animal
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
Breeders track the father of each litter carefully.
āĻĒā§āϰāϜāύāύāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧀āϰāĻž āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϟāĻŋ āϞāĻŋāϟāĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻŦāĻž āϏāĻžāĻŦāϧāĻžāύ⧇ āĻŸā§āĻ°ā§āϝāĻžāĻ• āĻ•āϰ⧇āĨ¤
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āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰāĻž, āϏāĻ¨ā§āϤāĻžāύ āϜāĻ¨ā§āĻŽ āĻĻ⧇āĻ“āϝāĻŧāĻž

to produce or generate offspring
āωāĻĻāĻžāĻšāϰāĻŖ
The stallion has fathered several foals this season.
āĻāχ āώāĻžāρāĻĄāĻŧāϟāĻŋ āĻāχ āĻŽā§ŒāϏ⧁āĻŽā§‡ āĻŦ⧇āĻļ āĻ•āϝāĻŧ⧇āĻ•āϟāĻŋ āĻ˜ā§‹āĻĄāĻŧāĻžāϰ āĻŦāĻžāĻšā§āϚāĻž āĻ‰ā§ŽāĻĒāĻžāĻĻāύ āĻ•āϰ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤

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