Definition of "father"
- noun
A male who sires (and often raises) a child.
A male donator of sperm which resulted in conception or fertilisation.
A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
A term of respectful address for a priest.
A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
The founder of a discipline or science.
- verb
To be a father to; to sire.
To give rise to.
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
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