FATHERS Synonyms

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

• `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

• the founder of a family

• (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

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• the head of an organized crime family

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies, with capital Harrisburg

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• a short-lived radioactive metallic element formed from uranium and disintegrating into actinium and then into lead

• an electronic amplification system used as a communication system in public areas

• a unit of pressure equal to one newton per square meter

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

• title for the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Churches (in Istanbul and Alexandria and Moscow and Jerusalem)

• the male head of family or tribe

• any of the early biblical characters regarded as fathers of the human race

• a man who is older and higher in rank than yourself

• an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

• a sweet drink containing carbonated water and flavoring

• a sharp explosive sound as from a gunshot or drawing a cork

• music of general appeal to teenagers; a bland watered-down version of rock'n'roll with more rhythm and harmony and an emphasis on romantic love

• like a pop or with a pop

• (of music or art) new and of general appeal (especially among young people)

• bulge outward

• hit a pop-fly

• make a sharp explosive noise

• fire a weapon with a loud explosive noise

• cause to make a sharp explosive sound

• appear suddenly or unexpectedly; happen unexpectedly

• put or thrust suddenly and forcefully

• release suddenly

• hit or strike

• drink down entirely

• take drugs, especially orally

• cause to burst with a loud, explosive sound

• burst open with a sharp, explosive sound

• an ancestor in the direct line

• a man who is very old

• a familiar term of address for a man

• an informal term for your father

• aromatic herb of temperate Eurasia and North Africa having a bitter taste used in making the liqueur absinthe

• (slang) boss

• a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)

• a stringy slimy substance consisting of yeast cells and bacteria; forms during fermentation and is added to cider or wine to produce vinegar

• a term of address for an elderly woman

• a term of address for a mother superior

• a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation

• care for like a mother

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

• someone new to a field or activity

• a person who founds or establishes some institution

• a Spanish gentleman or nobleman

• teacher at a university or college (especially at Cambridge or Oxford)

• Celtic goddess; mother of Gwydion and Arianrhod; corresponds to Irish Danu

• the head of an organized crime family

• a European river in southwestern Russia; flows into the Sea of Azov

• a Spanish courtesy title or form of address for men that is prefixed to the forename

• put clothing on one's body

• call forth

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity

• the kinship relation between an offspring and the father

• the status of a religious leader

• the status of a father

• the founder of a family

• person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group