PATER Synonyms

• 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 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

• an organism (plant or animal) from which younger ones are obtained

• look after a child until it is an adult

• 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

• a title of address formerly used for a man of rank and authority

• the founder of a family

• male parent of an animal especially a domestic animal such as a horse

• make (offspring) by reproduction

• 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