DICTOMETER

FATHERS

1. Synonyms:
   • Father
   • Male parent
   • Begetter
   Definitions:
   • a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
   Examples:
   • His father was born in Atlanta
   Antonyms:
   mother, female parent
   
   
   
2. Synonyms:
   • Forefather
   • Father
   • Sire
   Definitions:
   • the founder of a family
   Examples:
   • Keep the faith of our forefathers
   
   
3. Synonyms:
   • Father
   • Padre
   Definitions:
   • `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
   
   
4. Synonyms:
   • Church Father
   • Father of the Church
   • Father
   Definitions:
   • (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine
   • in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church
   • the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome
   • those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
   
   
5. Synonyms:
   • Father
   Definitions:
   • a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
   Examples:
   • The tennis fathers ruled in her favor
   • The city fathers endorsed the proposal
   
   
6. Synonyms:
   • Father
   • Father-God
   • Fatherhood
   Definitions:
   • God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
   Examples:
   • Hear our prayers, Heavenly Father
   
   
7. Synonyms:
   • Founder
   • Beginner
   • Founding father
   • Father
   Definitions:
   • a person who founds or establishes some institution
   Examples:
   • George Washington is the father of his country
   
   
8. Synonyms:
   • Don
   • Father
   Definitions:
   • the head of an organized crime family
   
   

1. Synonyms:
   • Beget
   • Get
   • Engender
   • Father
   • Mother
   • Sire
   • Generate
   • Bring forth
   Definitions:
   • make children
   Examples:
   • Abraham begot Isaac
   • Men often father children but don't recognize them