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Meanings of father in English

Russian
отец
Portuguese
pai
Catalan
pare
Spanish
padre
Wikidata

Male parent.

    Related terms
    отец
    Wikidata

    The Superior Being, the Creator, the Spirit because of which and in whom everything is, as He is being named by monotheists, mostly Jews and Christians.

          Portuguese
          papá
          Catalan
          pare
          Spanish
          padre

          A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

              papá
              Portuguese
              fundador
              Catalan
              pare
              Spanish
              padre

              A person who founds or establishes some institution.

                    fundador
                    Usage of father in English
                    1
                    Today his father Stephen said the government needs to ban synthetic drugs.
                    News.com.au
                    2
                    Certainly for my father, there were great times, good times, not-so-good times.
                    The Guardian
                    3
                    Her father had suffered a stroke; the family home was in crisis.
                    The Guardian
                    4
                    Siddig said his father appeared in good health but had lost weight.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    I don't know; this is not a good time, the father said.
                    A dog's purpose
                    6
                    I need to feed my son; his father died several years ago.
                    Death of a Red Heroine
                    7
                    When this happens, however, the birth father loses his right of access.
                    The Irish Times
                    8
                    Tell me the problem and I'll inform my father exactly what happened.
                    Summers at Castle Auburn
                    9
                    My late father owned an extremely successful business for over 30 years.
                    Ebony
                    10
                    Even if the father involved submitted completely, the situation would be impossible.
                    Changer of Worlds
                    11
                    Are you going to let him talk that way to his father?'
                    The half life of stars: a novel
                    12
                    However, he'd fought at my father's side in the second Afghan war.
                    Savage
                    13
                    I thought about my father, who used food to forget his body.
                    Fugitive pieces
                    14
                    It's a good question, and I don't think your father even knew.
                    Sons of the Oak
                    15
                    He said his father gave him a clue a long time ago.
                    The nightmarys
                    16
                    Being a father is a good experience for him and his health.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Translations for father
                    Father through the time
                    Father across language varieties
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                    United Kingdom
                    Common
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                    Common
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