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The Latin word for father is
pater





father



Translations for father and their definitions

pater
     1. n. father (male parent)
     2. n. head of household
     3. n. parent
     4. n. forefather
     5. n. priest
     6. n. honorific title


genitor
     1. n. parent, father, sire


parens
     1. n. parent
     2. n. founder, father
           *Marcus Terentius Varro, De Lingua Latina, Book VIII, Chapter XXXVII.66     Quæ si esset in analogia, negant ullum casum duobus modis debuisse dici; quod fit contra...Nam sine reprehensione vu
     3. adj. obedient
     4. adj. subject to


atta
     1. n. father (term of respect for an old man)


pater
     1. n. father (male parent)
     2. n. head of household
     3. n. parent
     4. n. forefather
     5. n. priest
     6. n. honorific title


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