father
English Thesaurus
1. God when considered as the first person in the Trinity (noun.person)
| instance hypernym | : | hypostasis, hypostasis of christ, |
| definition | : | any of the three persons of the Godhead constituting the Trinity especially the person of Christ in which divine and human natures are united (noun.person) |
2. (Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom (noun.person)
| instance hyponym | : | ambrose, saint ambrose, st. ambrose, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) Roman priest who became bishop of Milan; the first Church Father born and raised in the Christian faith; composer of hymns; imposed orthodoxy on the early Christian church and built up its secular power; a saint and Doctor of the Church (340?-397) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | augustine, augustine of hippo, saint augustine, st. augustine, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) one of the great Fathers of the early Christian church; after a dramatic conversion to Christianity he became bishop of Hippo Regius in North Africa; St. Augustine emphasized man's need for grace (354-430) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | irenaeus, saint irenaeus, st. irenaeus, |
| definition | : | Greek theologian who was bishop of Lyons and an antiheretical writer; a saint and Doctor of the Church (circa 130-200) (noun.person) |
| instance hyponym | : | john chrysostom, st. john chrysostom, |
| definition | : | (Roman Catholic Church) a Church Father who was a great preacher and bishop of Constantinople; a saint and Doctor of the Church (347-407) (noun.person) |
| domain category | : | christian religion, christianity, |
| definition | : | a monotheistic system of beliefs and practices based on the Old Testament and the teachings of Jesus as embodied in the New Testament and emphasizing the role of Jesus as savior (noun.cognition) |
3. the head of an organized crime family (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | chief, head, top dog, |
| definition | : | a person who is in charge (noun.person) |
4. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | parent, |
| definition | : | a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop, |
| definition | : | an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | father-in-law, |
| definition | : | the father of your spouse (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | old man, |
| definition | : | an informal term for your father (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | pater, |
| definition | : | an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously (noun.person) |
5. `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | priest, |
| definition | : | a clergyman in Christian churches who has the authority to perform or administer various religious rites; one of the Holy Orders (noun.person) |
6. a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | leader, |
| definition | : | a person who rules or guides or inspires others (noun.person) |
7. the founder of a family (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | patriarch, |
| definition | : | any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race (noun.person) |
8. a person who founds or establishes some institution (noun.person)
| hyponym | : | cofounder, |
| definition | : | one of a group of founders (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | coloniser, colonizer, |
| definition | : | someone who helps to found a colony (noun.person) |
| hyponym | : | foundress, |
| definition | : | a woman founder (noun.person) |
9. make children (verb.body)
| hypernym | : | create, make, |
| definition | : | make or cause to be or to become (verb.creation) |
10. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) (noun.person)
| antonym | : | female parent, mother, |
| definition | : | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | fatherlike, fatherly, |
| definition | : | like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective (adj.all) |
11. the founder of a family (noun.person)
12. a person who founds or establishes some institution (noun.person)
13. make children (verb.body)
| derivation | : | sire, |
| definition | : | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | generation, |
| definition | : | group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | begetter, father, male parent, |
| definition | : | a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | female parent, mother, |
| definition | : | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person) |
14. a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) (noun.person)
| antonym | : | female parent, mother, |
| definition | : | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | fatherlike, fatherly, |
| definition | : | like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective (adj.all) |
15. the founder of a family (noun.person)
16. a person who founds or establishes some institution (noun.person)
17. make children (verb.body)
| derivation | : | sire, |
| definition | : | male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse (noun.animal) |
| derivation | : | generation, |
| definition | : | group of genetically related organisms constituting a single step in the line of descent (noun.group) |
| derivation | : | begetter, father, male parent, |
| definition | : | a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father) (noun.person) |
| derivation | : | female parent, mother, |
| definition | : | a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother) (noun.person) |
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