Definition of father

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Father (n.) The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity..

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Lead :: Lead (v. t.) To guide or conduct with the hand, or by means of some physical contact connection; as, a father leads a child; a jockey leads a horse with a halter; a dog leads a blind man..
Brother German :: Brother german () A brother by both the father's and mother's side, in contradistinction to a uterine brother, one by the mother only..
Fader :: Fader (n.) Father.
Patristical :: Patristical (a.) Of or pertaining to the Fathers of the Christian church.
Paternal :: Paternal (a.) Received or derived from a father; hereditary; as, a paternal estate..
Tradition :: Tradition (n.) The unwritten or oral delivery of information, opinions, doctrines, practices, rites, and customs, from father to son, or from ancestors to posterity; the transmission of any knowledge, opinions, or practice, from forefathers to descendants by oral communication, without written memorials..
Half Blood :: Half blood () The relation between persons born of the same father or of the same mother, but not of both; as, a brother or sister of the half blood. See Blood, n., 2 and 4..
Origenism :: Origenism (n.) The opinions of Origen of Alexandria, who lived in the 3d century, one of the most learned of the Greek Fathers. Prominent in his teaching was the doctrine that all created beings, including Satan, will ultimately be saved..
Fathership :: Fathership (n.) The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
Aunt :: Aunt (n.) The sister of one's father or mother; -- correlative to nephew or niece. Also applied to an uncle's wife.
Fatherless :: Fatherless (a.) Destitute of a living father; as, a fatherless child..
Grandfather :: Grandfather (n.) A father's or mother's father; an ancestor in the next degree above the father or mother in lineal ascent.
Brother :: Brother (n.) A male person who has the same father and mother with another person, or who has one of them only. In the latter case he is more definitely called a half brother, or brother of the half blood..
Uterine :: Uterine (a.) Born of the same mother, but by a different father..
Forbear :: Forbear (n.) An ancestor; a forefather; -- usually in the plural.
Generous :: Generous (a.) Open-handed; free to give; not close or niggardly; munificent; as, a generous friend or father..
Testamentary :: Testamentary (a.) Done, appointed by, or founded on, a testament, or will; as, a testamentary guardian of a minor, who may be appointed by the will of a father to act in that capacity until the child becomes of age..
Patrician :: Patrician (a.) Of or pertaining to the Roman patres (fathers) or senators, or patricians..
Unfathered :: Unfathered (a.) Having no father; fatherless; hence, born contrary to nature..
Filoplume :: Filoplume (n.) A hairlike feather; a father with a slender scape and without a web in most or all of its length.
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