père

Meaning

1. father (parent)
2. father (clergyman)
3. Sr. (senior) (postnominal title used to indicate a father that shares the same name as the son)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɛʁ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle French pere, from Old French pedre, pedra, pere, from Latin patrem, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.

Sentences

Son père meurt du sida deux ans plus tard .

Her father died of AIDS two years later.

De confession catholique romaine , il est marié et père de deux enfants .

A Roman Catholic, he is married and the father of two children.

Le père Stefan commence ses études dans son village natal .

Father Stefan begins his studies in his home village.

Je reste seul avec le père Mestienne.

I remain alone with Father Mestienne.

Bo Yibo est marié et père de six enfants .

Bo Yibo is married with six children.

Sapristi ! continua le père , voilà une bonne journée !...

Sapristi! continued the father, it's a good day!...

Son père est un footballeur , ayant évolué en deuxième division du championnat de Yougoslavie .

His father is a footballer, having played in the second division of the Yugoslav championship.

Celle-ci pénètre en force dans l'appartement familial , blesse grièvement le père .

She forced her way into the family apartment, seriously injuring the father.