pai

Meaning

1. (masculine) father (male who sires a child)
2. (masculine) one's father
3. (masculine,plural-normally) parent (either a mother or a father)
4. (figuratively,masculine) father (the founder of a discipline or science)

Gender

♂️ Masculine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpaj/

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese pay, hypocoristic form of padre, from Latin pater (“father”), from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr (“father”). Doublet of padre.
Compare Galician pai, Mirandese and Leonese pai and Aragonese pai.

Sentences

Tenho idade para ser seu pai .

I'm old enough to be your father.

O pai e a mãe eram do Sul .

His father and mother were from the South.

É muito parecido com o pai dele .

It's a lot like his father.

Meu pai está tão ocupado que não tem tempo para ler livros .

My father is so busy that he doesn't have time to read books.

Meu pai não fuma nem bebe .

My father doesn't smoke or drink.

Eu estava tão impotente quando vi meu pai chorando na minha frente .

I was so helpless when I saw my father crying in front of me.

" Meu pai , me perdoe ", acrescentou .

“My father, forgive me,” he added.

Um pai e seu filho estão brincando com alguns Legos no quarto da criança .

A father and his son are playing with some Legos in the child's room.