father
Language: EN · Kind: word · Transcription: [/ˈfɑː.ðə/]
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Senses
1. father (noun) — sense 1
Definition: A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
Example: My father was a strong influence on me.
2. father (noun) — sense 2
Definition: A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
Example: So Dauid ſlept with his fathers, and was buried in the citie of Dauid.
3. father (noun) — sense 3
Definition: A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
Example: Come, father; you can sit here.
4. father (verb) — sense 4
Definition: To be a father to; to sire.
Example: Well go too, we'll haue no Baſtards liue, / Eſpecially ſince Charles muſt Father it.
5. father (verb) — sense 5
Definition: To give rise to.
Example: Cowards father Cowards & Baſe things Syre Bace;
6. father (verb) — sense 6
Definition: To act as a father; to support and nurture.
Example: I good youth, / And rather Father thee, then Maſter thee:
Structure of the word
Roots:- peh₂ (Proto-Indo-European)
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