Masculine
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père
- (masculine) father (parent)
- (masculine) father (clergyman)
- (masculine) Sr. (senior) (postnominal title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son)
Opposite of
fils
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.
Related words
his father
my father
male parent
Catholic priest
male parents
paternal effects
’rents
foster-father
mon père
oncle paternel
donner naissance à
pere
père et mère
parent paternel
son père
fondateurrice
Être suprême
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