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10 Language-to-English Dictionariespai
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /ˈpaj/
"O meu pai adora jardinagem."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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
The word 'father' originates from the Old English 'fæder', which is derived from the Proto-Germanic '*fader', and ultimately traces back to the Proto-Indo-European root '*pəter', meaning 'to protect' or 'to care for'. Over centuries, the term has evolved to denote a male parent.
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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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