Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: father
IPA transcription: [f'ɑðɚ]
Pronunciations of father
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noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: father, male_parent, begetter
    Meaning: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
  • Synonyms: forefather, father, sire
    Meaning: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
  • Synonyms: Father, Padre
    Meaning: `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
  • Synonyms: Church_Father, Father_of_the_Church, Father
    Meaning: (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
  • Synonyms: father
    Meaning: a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization; "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
  • Synonyms: Father, Father-God, Fatherhood
    Meaning: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring_forth
    Meaning: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
Usage examples
  • Father!
  • "Father.
  • "Father."
  • Me father!
  • "Oh, Father!
  • Speak, Father.
  • 'Yes, father.'
  • Nearer, father."
  • 'So father says.
  • "Help me, Father!
0. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Pope Clement I, License CC BY-SA 4.0
1. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Joseph F. Smith, License CC BY-SA 4.0
2. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Rosary, License CC BY-SA 4.0
3. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Wakefield, Massachusetts, License CC BY-SA 4.0
4. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, License CC BY-SA 4.0
5. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Hamlet, License CC BY-SA 4.0
6. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories, License CC BY-SA 4.0
7. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Canadians, License CC BY-SA 4.0
8. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Peter Jennings, License CC BY-SA 4.0
9. Word pronunciation is derived from article recording Octavia E. Butler, License CC BY-SA 4.0