Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - father
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n. & v. --n. 1 a a man in relation to a child or children born from his fertilization of an ovum. b (in full adoptive father) a man who has continuous care of a child, esp. by adoption. 2 any male animal in relation to its offspring. 3 (usu. in pl.) a progenitor or forefather. 4 an originator, designer, or early leader. 5 a person who deserves special respect (the father of his country). 6 (Fathers or Fathers of the Church) early Christian theologians whose writings are regarded as especially authoritative. 7 (also Father) a (often as a title or form of address) a priest, esp. of a religious order. b a religious leader. 8 (the Father) (in Christian belief) the first person of the Trinity. 9 (Father) a venerable person, esp. as a title in personifications (Father Time). 10 the oldest member or doyen (Father of the House). 11 (usu. in pl.) the leading men or elders in a city or State (city fathers). --v.tr. 1 beget; be the father of. 2 behave as a father towards. 3 originate (a scheme etc.). 4 appear as or admit that one is the father or originator of. 5 (foll. by on) assign the paternity of (a child, book) to a person. Phrases and idioms father-figure an older man who is respected like a father; a trusted leader. father-in-law (pl. fathers-in-law) the father of one's husband or wife. father of chapel see CHAPEL. Father's Day a day (usu. the third Sunday in June) established for a special tribute to fathers. Father Time see TIME. Derivatives fatherhood n. fatherless adj. fatherlessness n. fatherlike adj. & adv. fathership n. Etymology: OE f{aelig}der with many Gmc cognates: rel. to L pater, Gk pater
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; akin to Old High German fater ~, Latin pater, Greek patēr Date: before 12th century 1. a man who has begotten a child, b. capitalized god 1, the first person of the Trinity, fore~, 3. one related to another in a way suggesting that of ~ to child, an old man, a pre-Scholastic Christian writer accepted by the church as an authoritative witness to its teaching and practice, 5. one that originates or institutes , source , prototype, a priest of the regular clergy, one of the leading men (as of a city), ~hood noun ~less adjective ~like adjective or adverb II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. beget, to be the founder, producer, or author of , to accept responsibility for, 2. to fix the paternity or origin of, to place responsibility for the origin or cause of , foist, impose, intransitive verb to care for or look after someone as a ~ might ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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