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Father
Father
n.
One
who
has
begotten
a
child
,
whether
son
or
daughter
; a
generator
; a
male
parent
.
Father
n.
A
male
ancestor
more
remote
than
a
parent
; a
progenitor
;
especially
, a
first
ancestor
; a
founder
of a
race
or
family
;
in
the
plural
,
fathers
,
ancestors
.
Father
n.
One
who
performs
the
offices
of a
parent
by
maintenance
,
affetionate
care
,
counsel
, or
protection
.
Father
n.
A
respectful
mode
of
address
to an
old
man
.
Father
n.
A
senator
of
ancient
Rome
.
Father
n.
A
dignitary
of
the
church
, a
superior
of a
convent
, a
confessor
(
called
also
father
confessor
), or a
priest
;
also
,
the
eldest
member
of a
profession
, or of a
legislative
assembly
,
etc
.
Father
n.
One
of
the
chief
esslesiastical
authorities
of
the
first
centuries
after
Christ
;
often
spoken
of
collectively
as
the
Fathers
; as,
the
Latin
,
Greek
, or
apostolic
Fathers
.
Father
n.
One
who
, or
that
which
,
gives
origin
; an
originator
; a
producer
,
author
, or
contriver
;
the
first
to
practice
any
art
,
profession
, or
occupation
; a
distinguished
example
or
teacher
.
Father
n.
The
Supreme
Being
and
Creator
;
God
; in
theology
,
the
first
person
in
the
Trinity
.
Father
v. t.
To
make
one
's
self
the
father
of; to
beget
.
Father
v. t.
To
take
as
one
's
own
child
; to
adopt
;
hence
, to
assume
as
one
's
own
work
; to
acknowledge
one
's
self
author
of or
responsible
for
(a
statement
,
policy
,
etc
.).
Father
v. t.
To
provide
with
a
father
.
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