father

father [-s, -'s, -'d] n

OE faeder, begetter.

1. Male parent; paternal begetter; (see Genesis 2:24).
2. God; supreme being; divine care giver; heavenly parent to all mankind; (see Matthew 6:9-10).
3. Originator; institutor; framer; (see Genesis 17:5).
4. Ancestor; forefather; progenitor; (see Genesis 15:15).