Masculine
père
Meaning
- father (parent)
- father (clergyman)
- Sr. (senior) (postnominal title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son)
Concepts
his father
my father
male parent
Catholic priest
male parents
paternal effects
’rents
foster-father
Synonyms
mon père
oncle paternel
donner naissance à
pere
père et mère
parent paternel
son père
fondateurrice
Être suprême
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/pɛʁ/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Middle French pere, from Old French pedre, pedra, pere, from Latin patrem, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
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Sentences
Elle 👩 rencontrait de temps en temps son 🔉 père 👨👦 , qui la saluait .
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She met her father from time to time, who greeted her.