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| junior |
younger (used especially in abbreviated form after the name of a son having the same name as his father). [1/6 definitions] |
| Laertes |
in Greek mythology, king of Ithaca and, in certain myths, father of Odysseus. |
| Lord's Prayer |
a prayer that begins with the words "Our Father, who art in heaven," taught by Jesus Christ to his disciples. |
| nuclear family |
a self-contained unit consisting of a father and mother and their children living together in one household. (Cf. extended family.) |
| Oedipus |
in an ancient Greek tragedy by Sophocles, the protagonist and title character, who unwittingly kills his father and marries his mother. |
| old man |
(informal) one's father. [1/3 definitions] |
| pa |
(informal) father; papa. |
| padre |
father (a form of address used for a priest in Spanish-speaking countries). |
| papa |
(informal) father; dad. |
| pappy2 |
(informal) father; papa. |
| parent |
a mother or a father. [1/6 definitions] |
| paterfamilias |
the male head of a family or household, esp. the father. |
| paternal |
of, concerning, or typical of a father. [3 definitions] |
| paternity |
the fact or state of being a father; fatherhood. [2/4 definitions] |
| patri- |
father. |
| patriarchy |
a social system in which a father rules, and descent and succession are traced through the father. (Cf. matriarchy.) |
| patricide |
the act of killing one's father. [1/2 definitions] |
| patrimony |
an estate inherited, usu. from one's father. [2 definitions] |
| père |
(French) father. [1/2 definitions] |
| pop3 |
(informal) father. |
| Saint Augustine |
a father and philosopher of the early Christian church (b.354--d.430 A.D.). |
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