father
n 1: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your
father); "his father was born in Atlanta" [syn: {male
parent}, {begetter}] [ant: {mother}, {mother}]
2: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
[syn: {forefather}, {sire}]
3: `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches
(especially Roman or Orthodox Catholic); `Padre' is
frequently used in the military [syn: {Father}, {Padre}]
4: an early writer accepted as an authority on the teachings
and practices of the Christian church [syn: {Church Father},
{Father}]
5: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in
some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her
favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
6: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity;
"hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" [syn: {Father}, {Father-God}]
7: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George
Washington is the father of his country" [syn: {founder},
{beginner}, {founding father}]
v : make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father
children but don't recognize them" [syn: {beget}, {get},
{engender}, {mother}, {sire}, {generate}, {bring forth}]