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- English Word Fathead Definition A cyprinoid fish of the Mississippi valley (Pimephales promelas); -- called also black-headed minnow.
- English Word Fathead Definition A labroid food fish of California; the redfish.
- English Word Father Definition One who has begotten a child, whether son or daughter; a generator; a male parent.
- English Word Father Definition 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.
- English Word Father Definition One who performs the offices of a parent by maintenance, affetionate care, counsel, or protection.
- English Word Father Definition A respectful mode of address to an old man.
- English Word Father Definition A senator of ancient Rome.
- English Word Father Definition 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.
- English Word Father Definition One of the chief esslesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ; -- often spoken of collectively as the Fathers; as, the Latin, Greek, or apostolic Fathers.
- English Word Father Definition 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.
- English Word Father Definition The Supreme Being and Creator; God; in theology, the first person in the Trinity.
- English Word Father Definition To make one's self the father of; to beget.
- English Word Father Definition 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.).
- English Word Father Definition To provide with a father.
- English Word Father longlegs Definition See Daddy longlegs, 2.
- English Word Father-in-law Definition The father of one's husband or wife; -- correlative to son-in-law and daughter-in-law.
- English Word Father-lasher Definition A European marine fish (Cottus bubalis), allied to the sculpin; -- called also lucky proach.
- English Word Fathered Definition of Father
- English Word Fatherhood Definition The state of being a father; the character or authority of a father; paternity.
- English Word Fathering Definition of Father