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Fa·ther [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. Father (priest):

Father
Pater m <-s, ->
Father
Pfarrer m <-s, ->
Father
Pastor m <-s, Pas·to̱·ren>
Father O'Casey/Jack
Pater m O'Casey/Jack

2. Father (God):

Father
Vater m <-s, Vä·ter>
God the Father
Gott Vater
our Father who [or which] art in heaven
Vater unser im Himmel

3. Father (early writer):

the Fathers of the Church
die Kirchenväter

I. fa·ther [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ɚ] N

1. father (parent):

father
Vater m <-s, Vä·ter>
on one's father's side
väterlicherseits
like father, like son
wie der Vater, so der Sohn
from father to son
vom Vater auf den Sohn
to be like a father to sb
zu jdm wie ein Vater sein

2. father form (form of address):

father
Vater m <-s, Vä·ter>

3. father (founder):

father
Vater m <-s, Vä·ter>

4. father (senior):

father
[dienst]ältestes Mitglied
the father of the House Brit
das dienstälteste Mitglied des britischen Unterhauses

5. father pl liter (ancestors):

fathers
Ahnen pl

Phrases:

how's your father Brit euph inf
was macht dein Sexualleben

II. fa·ther [ˈfɑ:ðəʳ, Am -ɚ] VB trans

to father a child
ein Kind zeugen

city ˈfath·er N dated

city father
Stadtverordnete(r) f(m) <-n, -n; -n, -n>
the city fathers pl
die Stadtväter pl

Fa·ther ˈChrist·mas N esp Brit

Father Christmas
der Weihnachtsmann

fa·ther con·ˈfes·sor N

father confessor
Beichtvater m <-s, -väter>

ˈfa·ther fig·ure N

father figure
Vaterfigur f <-, -en>

ˈfa·ther file N COMPUT

father file
Vaterdatei f <-, -en>

ˈFa·ther's Day N no pl

Father's Day
Vatertag m <-(e)s, -e>

Fa·ther ˈTime N

[Old] Father Time
Kronos
[Old] Father Time
Vater m des Zeus

ˈfos·ter fa·ther N

foster father
Pflegevater m <-s, -väter>

found·ing ˈfa·ther N

founding father
Begründer m <-s, -; -, -nen>

Heav·en·ly ˈFa·ther N

Heavenly Father
Vater m im Himmel

Holy ˈFa·ther N

the Holy Father
der Heilige Vater
Present
Ifather
youfather
he/she/itfathers
wefather
youfather
theyfather
Past
Ifathered
youfathered
he/she/itfathered
wefathered
youfathered
theyfathered
Present Perfect
Ihavefathered
youhavefathered
he/she/ithasfathered
wehavefathered
youhavefathered
theyhavefathered
Past Perfect
Ihadfathered
youhadfathered
he/she/ithadfathered
wehadfathered
youhadfathered
theyhadfathered
See further verb tables