• God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly 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 be
• the head of an organized crime family
• 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"
• the founder of a family; "keep the faith of our foreFathers"
• a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the Father of his country"
• make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often Father children but don''t recognize them"

'Father' in other languages