English · English

father

/ˈfɑ.ðɚ/ noun · plural: fathers A1 (estimated)

1. male parent

German	der Vater, Voater, der Papa
French	le père, le papa, le reup
Portuguese	o pai, o papá
Czech	otec, táta, tatínek
Italian	il padre, il papà, il babbo
Spanish	el padre
Dutch	de vader, de papa, de pap
Swedish	en far, en pappa, en fader
Latin	pater, parens, genitor

2. term of address for an elderly man

German	Väterchen
Portuguese	o senhor, o velhote
Dutch	de vader
Latin	atta

3. term of address for a priest

German	der Vater, der Pater, der Pfarrer
Portuguese	o padre
Czech	páter
Spanish	el padre

4. father, priest, clergyman, reverend

German	der Priester, der Pfarrer
French	le prêtre, le curé, l'abbé
Portuguese	o padre
Czech	kněz
Italian	il sacerdote, il parroco
Spanish	el padre, cura
Dutch	de priester, de pastoor
Swedish	en präst, en pastor, en prost
Latin	sacerdos

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English · English

to father

/ˈfɑ.ðɚ/ verb A1 (estimated)

1. to sire

German	zeugen
Portuguese	gerar, procriar

2. to give rise to

Spanish	producir, ocasionar, engendrar

3. to act as a father

French	paterner
Spanish	engendrar

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