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Pronunciation / Transliteration: pita
"मेरे पिता एक डॉक्टर हैं।"
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2 senses- 1
A man in relation to his natural child or children.
"He is a proud father of three wonderful children."
- 1
To make someone pregnant; to be the biological father of a child.
"He fathered his first child at the age of twenty-five."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Old English fæder, of Germanic origin, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *pətḗr. The term has cognates across numerous Indo-European languages, such as the Latin pater, Greek patēr, and Sanskrit pitṛ, consistently retaining its core kinship meaning.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Father" is said worldwide
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père
Transliteration: /pɛʁ/
"Mon père travaille dans une grande entreprise."
Vater
Transliteration: /ˈfaːtɐ/
"Mein Vater liest gerne am Abend Zeitung."
padre
Transliteration: /ˈpa.dre/
"Mio padre cucina sempre la domenica."
padre
Transliteration: /ˈpa.ðɾe/
"Mi padre me enseñó a montar en bicicleta."
pai
Transliteration: /ˈpaj/
"O meu pai adora jardinagem."
पिता
Transliteration: pita
"मेरे पिता एक डॉक्टर हैं।"
父亲
Transliteration: fùqin
"我的父亲是一位老师。"
아버지
Transliteration: abeoji
"아버지는 회사에 가셨습니다."
父親
Transliteration: chichioya
"私には優しい父親がいます。"
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