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Word: Father
Speech Type: Noun
Old English fæder, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vader and German Vater, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin pater and Greek patēr
ˈfɑːðə
a man in relation to his child or children
Short Definition:male parent
Examples:- Margaret's father died at an early age
- they assumed that I was the father of the child
(often as a title or form of address) a priest
Short Definition:priest
Examples:- pray for me, father
early Christian theologians (in particular of the first five centuries) whose writings are regarded as especially authoritative.
Short Definition:authoritative early Christian theologians
Word: Father
Speech Type: Verb
ˈfɑːðə
(of a man) cause a pregnancy resulting in the birth of (a child)
Short Definition:cause pregnancy resulting in birth of child
Examples:- he fathered three children
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