Main entry: Father, Father-God, Fatherhood
Definition: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Usage: hear our prayers, Heavenly Father
Main entry: Church Father, Father, Father of the Church
Definition: (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
Definition: the head of an organized crime family
Main entry: father, male parent, begetter
Definition: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Usage: his father was born in Atlanta
Definition: `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
Main entry: father
Definition: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
Usage: the tennis fathers ruled in her favor; the city fathers endorsed the proposal
Main entry: sire, forefather, father
Definition: the founder of a family
Usage: keep the faith of our forefathers
Main entry: founder, founding father, father, beginner
Definition: a person who founds or establishes some institution
Usage: George Washington is the father of his country
Main entry: mother, generate, father, engender, sire, get, bring forth, beget
Definition: make children
Usage: Abraham begot Isaac; Men often father children but don't recognize them