a man who takes over all the functions of the real father
providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
a person appointed to represent or act on behalf of others
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
the founder of a family
(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
`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
God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
