'father'

Definition von 'father' im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch: papa
Father: God, the father of Creation
Father: One's father
I will only do what Father asks.
Father: A title given to priests
Father Thomas was a good priest.
Father Christmas: Santa Claus
Father Frost: In Slavic culture, a traditional Yuletide gift-bearing character
Father Time: A personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass
Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as the plain bald pate of Father Time himself.
Father of Lies: A name given to Herodotus because of his controversial works
Father of Lies: The Christian devil; Satan
Father's Day: A holiday in celebration of fatherhood, or to honor fathers, celebrated on the third Sunday of June in most of the world's countries. See Wikipedia: Father's Day: Dates
Founding Father: A member of the convention that drafted the United States constitution
Heavenly Father: A formal name for the Jewish or Christian God
For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
Holy Father: The title of the Pope of the Catholic Church
Holy Father: The God in various Christian religions
Old Father Thames: A personification of the river Thames
Our Father: God, especially used in Christianity
Our Father: Alternative name of Lord's Prayer
Sky Father: A title for the highest gods of Heathenry, especially applied to Tiw
adoptive father: A man who has adopted a child, as opposed to a biological father
biological father: The man from whom one inherits half of one's DNA and from whom men inherit their Y chromosome
birth father: The genetic father of a child (as opposed to an adoptive or stepfather)
city father: A senior municipal official, especially elected officials such as a mayor, a controller, or a municipal legislator
co-father: the relationship of a godfather to the other god-parents, and the legal parents, of a child
co-father: in a male homosexual couple, the nonbiological father (partner of the biological father) of a child
co-father-in-law: the father of one's son- or daughter-in-law; that is, the father-in-law of one's son or daughter, or, the father of one spouse in relation to the parents of the other spouse
in plural The relationship between people whose children marry each other; the father of the bride vis-à-vis the father of the groom.
father: A term of address for an elderly man
Come, father; you can sit here.
father: To give rise to
Cowards father cowards and base things sire base.
father: A male who sires (and often raises) a child
My father was a strong influence on me.
father: The founder of a discipline or science
Albert Einstein is the father of modern physics.
father: A person who plays the role of a father in some way
The child is father to the man.
father: To be a father to; to sire
Well, go to; we'll have no bastards live; Especially since Charles must father it.
father: To act as a father; to support and nurture
Ay, good youth! And rather father thee than master thee.
father figure: someone that represents, behaves as, or is thought of as a father to another person or group of people
father figures: plural form of father figure
father lasher: A shorthorn sculpin
father lashers: plural form of father lasher
father of chapel: A senior officer or shop steward within a trade union branch (chapel) especially in the UK printing industry
father-in-law: One's spouse's father
father-to-be: A male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when for the first time
foster father: An male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care
he could be her father: One could be someone's parent, said of a man older than a woman
how's your father: Sexual intercourse
I popped round Mary's for a bit of how's your father.
like father, like son: A son will have traits similar to his father upon reaching adulthood
surrogate father: a man who take care of a child when one or more of the parents are unavailable (see also surrogate parent, foster parents)
surrogate father: a man who acts as a father figure to a child usually when a father is not in the picture
like father like son: son takes after his father, apple doesn't fall far from the tree
father: {v} to adopt a child, assign, ascribe
father: {n} one who begets a child, a parent, an old man, a protector
all-father: Allfather or All-Father may refer to any supreme male god with progenitive characteristics
our father: (Din) The prayer taught by Christ to his disciples, beginning with ‘Our Father’
our father: (Din) The Lord's Prayer, also known as the Our Father or Pater noster is probably the best-known prayer in Christianity. On Easter Sunday 2007 it was estimated that 2 billion Protestant, Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox Christians read, recited, or sang the short prayer in hundreds of languages in houses of worship of all shapes and sizes. Although many theological differences and various modes and manners of worship divide Christians, according to Fuller Seminary professor Clayton Schmit "there is a sense of solidarity in knowing that Christians around the globe are praying together…, and these words always unite us."
the child is father to the man: Who we are as children gives rise to (or “is father to”) who we are as adults
Abraham our Father: Abraham the "father" of the Jewish people
Father: Ones father
Father Brown: a priest in stories by the British writer G. K. Chesterton, who solves crimes by his knowledge of human nature
Father Christmas: Santa Claus, fictional character associated with Christmas
Father Christmas: Father Christmas is the name given to an imaginary old man with a long white beard and a red coat. Traditionally, young children in many countries are told that he brings their Christmas presents. = Santa Claus. Santa Claus. an imaginary man who wears red clothes, has a long white beard, and is said to bring presents to children at Christmas = Santa Claus
Father Damien: v. orig. Joseph de Veuster born Jan. 3, 1849, Tremelo, Belg. died April 15, 1889, Molokai, Hawaii Belgian priest. After training at the College of Braine-le-Comte, he joined the Society of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary in 1858. He went as a missionary to the Sandwich (Hawaiian) Islands in 1863 and was ordained there in 1864. In 1873 he volunteered to take charge of the leper colony on Molokai Island. There he served as both physician and priest, dramatically improving living conditions and building two orphanages. He contracted leprosy himself in 1884 but refused to leave his post, and he died at Molokai five years later
Father Divine: orig. George Baker born 1880?, Georgia?, U.S. died Sept. 10, 1965, Philadelphia, Pa. U.S. religious leader. Reportedly born on a plantation, he began preaching in 1899 in the South and later in Baltimore, Md., as "The Messenger." He settled in New York City in 1915 and adopted the name Major J. Devine (later altered to Father Divine). In 1919 he established his first communal settlement in Sayville on Long Island, and he founded the Peace Mission movement. His predominantly black following expanded rapidly in the 1930s and '40s, and his settlements, called "heavens," eventually numbered about 170. He taught his followers to renounce personal property, and the strict moral code he preached included celibacy and a ban on alcohol and tobacco. Many of his followers, called "angels," believed him to be God
Father Divine: George Baker (1880-1965), African-American social activist, founder of the communal religious movement "Father Divine's Peace Mission
Father Frost: Santa Claus, fictional character associated with Christmas
Father Joseph: orig. François-Joseph le Clerc du Tremblay born Nov. 4, 1577, Paris, France died Dec. 18, 1638, Rueil French mystic and religious reformer. He joined the Capuchins in 1599. His fervent ambition to convert European Protestants to Roman Catholicism coincided with cardinal de Richelieu's plans for French domination of Europe, and he became Richelieu's secretary in 1611. He became known as the "Gray Eminence" (for his gray Capuchin cloak), and his close collaboration with Richelieu (the "Red Eminence") gave him powers akin to those of a foreign minister, especially during Richelieu's campaign to finance France's participation in the Thirty Years' War, which Joseph's policies did much to bring about
Father of Comedy: Aristophanes (c.448-c.388 BC), Greek playwright and one of the greatest of the ancient writers of comedy, author of "The Clouds" and "Lysistrata
Father of History: {i} Herodotus, famous Greek historian (approx. 484 B.C-425 B.C) noted for his writings concerning the conflict between Greece and Persia
Father of the Church: Fathers of the Church one of the several important teachers of the early Christian church whose writings are used to answer any difficult points of faith or practice
Father's Day: Father's Day is the third Sunday in June, when children give cards and presents to their fathers to show that they love them. a day on which people give cards and presents to their father
Father's Day: holiday which honors fathers
Heavenly Father: God, Almighty God
Holy Father: In the Catholic Church, the Holy Father is the Pope. Used as a title and form of address for the pope. used when speaking to or about the Pope
Merciful Father: God, Lord
Mother's Day and Father's Day: Holidays. In the U.S. a nationwide observance of Mother's Day was suggested by Anna Jarvis of Grafton, W.Va., and in 1908 formal observances were held in churches in Grafton and Philadelphia. By 1911 every state celebrated the occasion on the second Sunday in May. It was formalized by Congress in 1914. In Britain, Mother's Day is celebrated in mid-Lent as Mothering Sunday. During the Middle Ages a custom developed of allowing those who had moved away to visit their home parishes and their mothers on Laetare Sunday, the fourth Sunday of Lent. Many other countries also celebrate the holiday on this date, while some mark the observance at other times of the year. Father's Day was first celebrated in 1910 in Spokane, Wash., through efforts of Sonora Dodd and the YMCA. Celebrated on the third Sunday in June, it became a legal holiday in 1972. Both days were originally largely religious holidays but have been commercialized with the sending of greeting cards and the giving of gifts
Our Father: another name for the Lord's Prayer
Our Father: Lord's prayer, paternoster, most important Christian prayer which Jesus taught his followers (the prayer begins with the words "Our Father in heaven, hallowed be your name"); God
Our Heavenly Father: used when addressing God in prayer
adoptive father: man who has adopted a child
alleged father: A man who is contesting an accusation of paternity or wishes to establish it when a question of paternity exists
alleged father: The person named by the custodial parent as the biological father of the child
alleged father: The man named as the possible biological father of a child born out of wedlock
be a father to: be someone's father (usually biological); act in the manner of a father, give advice, protect, nurture
be one's father's son: resemble one's father
became a father: had a child, started a family
biological father: true father of a child, man whose sperm created the child
birth father: a child's natural father, rather than a man who has become the child's legal father through adoption
church father: (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 Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
church father: Any of the authoritative early writers in the Christian church who formulated doctrines and codified religious observances
city father: an important municipal official
city father: A municipal official, such as a council member
city father: {i} one of the founders of a city; member of the governing body of a city
expectant father: man whose child will soon be born
father: To take as one's own child; to adopt; hence, to assume as one's own work; to acknowledge one's self author of or responsible for a statement, policy, etc
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father: In some Christian churches, priests are addressed or referred to as Father. Father Cats Father Coughlin Damien Father Divine Father Joseph Father Mother's Day and Father's Day power of the father
father: padre
father: {f} sire, beget; affirm one's fatherhood; care for as a father; invent, found; be responsible for
father: The first electroformed part made from a glass master and containing a reversed data image of the final disc
father: A familiar or direct way of referring to some ordained clergy "Low Church" Episcopalians usually never use the term The title is abbreviated as "Fr " (e g Fr Alvin Kimel)
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 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
father: A respectful mode of address to an old man
father: a familiar or direct way of referring to some ordained clergy: the Reverend John F Marks, but--in personal conversation or in the salutation of a letter--Father Marks, Dear Father Marks Typically used of all Roman Catholic clergy and of some Episcopal clergy Be careful in using or not using this term: some clergy do not like it; others are offended if it is not used Usually the people who prefer the term assume that you know they prefer it There is no easy way to tell what the clergy preference is except by paying attention to letters, conversations, etc
father: the head of an organized crime family
father: In three-generation backup, the second oldest copy of the file 13 16
father: A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor; a founder of a race or family; in the plural, fathers, ancestors
father: 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"
father: In Roman Catholicism, in Orthodoxy, and to some degree in Anglicanism, people often address priests as father In general usage, if John Smith is a priest, he is called Father John, but if he is an Anglican priest, he might be called Father Smith Protestants do not call their clergy father, based on Matthew 23: 9, but they do not use the same reasoning to ban the term teacher (Matthew 23: 10), so the prohibition is mainly a reaction against Roman Catholic practice Groups who do use this term argue that the context (Matthew 23: 1-12) only forbids Christian leaders to use titles such as father and teacher hypocritically or for self-promotion They use 1 Corinthians 4: 15 as an example of how the term father can rightly be applied to a Christian leader However, if you are writing a letter to Father John, the address on the envelope should say The Reverend John
father: A male parent
father: A dignitary of the church, a superior of a convent, a confessor (called also father confessor), or a priest; also, the eldest member of a profession, or of a legislative assembly, etc
father: The man who invented or started something is sometimes referred to as the father of that thing. Max Dupain, regarded as the father of modern photography
father: The first electroformed part made from a glass master [BACK]
father: Your father is your male parent. You can also call someone your father if he brings you up as if he was this man. His father was a painter He would be a good father to my children. Mr Stoneman, a father of five
father: A senator of ancient Rome
father: a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta"
father: One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent
father: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" `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 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
father: – Original version of a file, after updates have been applied to generate a new version (the son)
father: One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers
father: A term of address for a Christian priest
father: (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 Lation Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom
father: One who, or that which, gives origin; an originator; a producer, author, or contriver; the first to practice any art, profession, or occupation; a distinguished example or teacher
father: To provide with a father
father: The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity
father: make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
father: the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers"
father: George Benedict Williams Father
father: The Father is the Creator and the Source of Will in the Universe There is only one Father and one Will
father: a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country"
father: One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection
father: {i} male parent; male ancestor; one who cares for others in a paternal manner; one who has founded or established something; elder of a town; priest; title of respect given to an older man
father: A banker provided by nature
father: > baba
father: When a man fathers a child, he makes a woman pregnant and their child is born. She claims Mark fathered her child He fathered at least three children by the wives of other men
father: God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
father: To make one's self the father of; to beget
father brown: Chesterton
father brown: a Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G
father confessor: priest authorized to hear confessions; spiritual father
father figure: a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
father figure: one who serves as an emotional substitute for a father, one looked up to or respected as a father
father figure: If you describe someone as a father figure, you mean that you feel able to turn to that person for advice and support in the same way that you might turn to your father. She believed her daughter needed a father-figure He became a father figure to the whole company. An older man, often one in a position of power or influence, who elicits the emotions usually reserved for a father. an older man who you trust and respect father figure to/for
father like: like a father
father longlegs: See Daddy longlegs, 2
father of waters: Mississippi river, largest river of North America
father's day: US: third Sunday in June
father-figure: a man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically
father-in-law: father of the bride
father-in-law: Someone's father-in-law is the father of their husband or wife. fathers-in-law the father of your husband or wife
father-in-law: the father of your spouse
foster father: one who takes the place of a biological father in raising a child
foster-father: a man who is a foster parent
founding father: The Founding Fathers of the United States were the members of the American Constitutional Convention of 1787. someone who begins something such as a new way of thinking, or a new organization founding father of
founding father: The founding father of an institution, organization, or idea is the person who sets it up or who first develops it. = founder
founding father: a member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787
from father to son: passed by the father to his son, from generation to generation
husband's father: father-in-law
my father: my male parent
single-parent father: father who raises children without the mother
spiritual father: spiritual leader, guru, object of admiration
the Father the Son and the Holy Ghost: holy trinity, three incarnations of God according to Christian belief
the Holy Father: priest