father

noun (father, fathers); verb (father — to become the father of)

«father» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

Everyday

A father is a man who has a child; a dad. tree →
A father is also a man who takes care of a child as a parent, like a stepfather. tree →
Father is a title for some priests. tree →
The father of something is the person who started it. tree →

In the lessons

maths: a person in the story; often in age problems («3 times as old» means multiply; both get older by the same amount) or giving things; everyday life: family, Father's Day; stories: fathers and children in tales; science: animal fathers like the emperor penguin

Examples

Her father is 40 years old. tree →
His father gave him $10. tree →
The father is 3 times as old as his son. tree →
Father bought 2 pizzas. tree →
My father takes me to swimming. tree →
We made cards for Father's Day. tree →
The penguin father keeps the egg warm. tree →
His grandfather is his father's father. tree →
Which was taller, Father or Mother? tree →

Note

A person. In age problems «3 times as old» means multiply. Trap: in a few years both father and child get older by the same amount. «Dad» and «daddy» are friendly words for father.

In Jewish tradition

It often means an ancestor or forefather, not only a parent. It can also mean the founder of a people, as Esau is of the Edomites.

Interpretation. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob are called "the fathers," and Jews still see themselves as their descendants. The commandment to honor father and mother is one of the Ten Commandments.

Examples

This is Esau the father of the Edomites. (Torah GEN.36.43, JPS 1917) tree →
And they made their father drink wine that night. (Torah GEN.19.33, JPS 1917) tree →
And Rachel stole the teraphim that were her father's. (Torah GEN.31.19, JPS 1917) tree →
But he told not his father. (Prophets 1SA.14.1, JPS 1917) tree →
Have we not all one father? (Prophets MAL.2.10, JPS 1917) tree →
These were his sons, heads of fathers' houses. (Writings 1CH.8.10, JPS 1917) tree →

Note

A person. In age problems «3 times as old» means multiply. Trap: in a few years both father and child get older by the same amount. «Dad» and «daddy» are friendly words for father.

On Mova

Trees and pragmatics of «father» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«father» in the school dictionary on Mova free.
Trees and pragmatics of «father» in the Judaism dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
«father» in the Judaism dictionary on Mova free.

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