Another word for Father
Noun
Father, Padre - `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
don, father - the head of an organized crime family
father, forefather, sire - the founder of a family
Example:- keep the faith of our forefathers
Father, Father-God, Fatherhood - God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
Example:- hear our prayers, Heavenly Father
father - a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization
Example:- the tennis fathers ruled in her favor
beginner, father, founder, founding father - a person who founds or establishes some institution
Example:- George Washington is the father of his country
begetter, father, male parent - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
Example:- his father was born in Atlanta
Church Father, Father, Father of the Church - (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
Verb
beget, bring forth, engender, father, generate, get, mother, sire - make children
Example:- Abraham begot Isaac