The Portuguese word for father is
pai
Gender
The gender of pai is masculine. E.g. o pai.Plural
The plural of pai is pais.Portuguese Definition
| father | |
| 1. Substantivo. pai. |
Translations for father and their definitions
| Pai | |
| 1. Proper noun. (Christianity, usually as a form of address) God | |
| 2. Proper noun. (Christianity) the first person of the Holy Trinity | |
| 3. n-m. father (male who sires a child) | |
| 4. n-m. one's father | |
| Pai, eu estou saindo com as meninas. - Dad, I'm going out with the girls. | |
| 5. n-m. (usually in the plural) parent (either a mother or a father) | |
| 6. n-m. (figurative) father (the founder of a discipline or science) | |
| Os gregos foram os pais da civilização. - The Greeks were the fathers of civilisation. |
| Senhor | |
| 1. Proper noun. Lord (god) | |
| 2. Proper noun. (Christianity) Lord (Jesus) | |
| 3. n-m. mister (title conferred to an adult male) | |
| Dei o livro ao senhor João. - I gave the book to mister John. | |
| 4. n-m. sir (address to any male) | |
| Não irei, senhor. - I won’t go, sir. | |
| 5. n-m. (military) sir (address to a military superior) | |
| Sim, senhor! - Yes sir! | |
| 6. n-m. an old man | |
| O cinema estava cheio de senhores. - The film theatre was full of old men. | |
| 7. n-m. an unspecified male | |
| Um senhor está a sua procura. - Some guy is looking for you. | |
| 8. n-m. (historical) feudal lord | |
| O senhor ordenou a construção de uma fossa. - The lord ordered the construction of a moat. | |
| 9. n-m. master (owner of a slave) | |
| Escravos devem obedecer seus senhores. - Slaves must obey their masters. | |
| 10. n-m. (honorific) Sir (title given to a knight) |
| gerar | |
| 1. v. to generate |
| Pai | |
| 1. Proper noun. (Christianity, usually as a form of address) God | |
| 2. Proper noun. (Christianity) the first person of the Holy Trinity | |
| 3. n-m. father (male who sires a child) | |
| 4. n-m. one's father | |
| Pai, eu estou saindo com as meninas. - Dad, I'm going out with the girls. | |
| 5. n-m. (usually in the plural) parent (either a mother or a father) | |
| 6. n-m. (figurative) father (the founder of a discipline or science) | |
| Os gregos foram os pais da civilização. - The Greeks were the fathers of civilisation. |
| padre | |
| 1. n-m. ecclesiastical priest (Christian clergyman who performs masses) | |
| 2. n-m. father (term of address for a priest) |
| procriar | |
| 1. v. to procreate; to breed (to generate offspring) |
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