n. |
[1] |
male parent
,
sire
,
paterfamilias
,
begetter
,
(Colloq) dad
,
daddy
,
pa
,
papa
,
pop
,
old man
,
old boy
,
(Brit) governor
,
pater
|
[2] |
forebear
,
forefather
,
sire
,
ancestor
,
forefather
,
progenitor
,
primogenitor
|
[3] |
creator
,
Padre
,
founder
,
originator
,
inventor
,
author
,
architect
,
framer
,
initiator
|
[4] |
priest
,
Church Father
,
Father of the Church
,
confessor
,
minister
,
pastor
,
shepherd
,
parson
,
clergyman
,
chaplain
,
(Colloq) padre
,
(Military) (Slang) sky pilot
|
[5] |
Father-God
,
Fatherhood
|
[6] |
founder
,
beginner
,
founding father
|
[7] |
don
|
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