padre

noun

pa·​dre ˈpä-(ˌ)drā How to pronounce padre (audio) -drē How to pronounce padre (audio)
Synonyms of padrenext
1
: a Christian clergyman
especially : priest
2
: a military chaplain

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The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers. —Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024

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Etymology

Spanish or Italian or Portuguese, literally, father, from Latin pater — more at father

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of padre was in 1584

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padre

noun
pa·​dre ˈpäd-rā How to pronounce padre (audio) -rē How to pronounce padre (audio)
1
: priest
2
: a military chaplain
Etymology

from Spanish or Italian or Portuguese padre "priest," literally, "father," all from Latin pater "father" — related to paternal, patron, pattern

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