Meaning of "father"

father •

n.
• • 1. male parent: ama
  • 2. colloquial term used by children, etc.: tatay, itay, tatang,
  • 3. religious term: padre, pari

» synonyms and related words:

aunt

n.
• • 1. sister of ones father or mother: tiya, tiya, kaka
  • 2. an uncles wife: tiyahin

fatherly

adj.
• • of a father: makaama

uncle

n.
• • the brother of ones father or mother: tiyo, tiyo, tiyuhin, amain

parent

n.
• • 1. father: ama
  • 2. mother: ina
  • 3. both mother and father: magulang
  • 4. the source, cause: pinagmulan, pinanggalingan, dahilan, sanhi

grandfather

n.
• • father of ones father or mother: lolo, ingkong, lelong, abwelo

family

n.
• • 1. father, mother and their children: pamilya, mag-anak
  • 2. children, offspring: mga anak
  • 3. tribe, race, clan, group of related people: angkan, lipi
  • 4. group of related animals or plants: angkan

junior

n/adj.
• • younger (used of a son having the same name as his father): diyunyor

n.
• • a third year student in high school or college: estudyante sa terser anyo

relation

n.
• • 1. a connection in thought or meaning: kaugnayan, pagkakaugnay, kinalaman
  • 2. connection between persons, groups, countries, etc.: relasyon, kaugnayan, pakikipag-ugnayan
  • 3. reference, regard: kaukulan, kinalaman
  • 4. father, brother, aunt, nephew, cousin, etc.: kamag-anak, relasyon, mag-kamaganak
  • 5. act of telling, account: pagsasalaysay, pagkukuwento

own

v.
• • 1. to hare, possess: mayroon, magkaroon, mag-ari, magmay-ari
  • 2. to admit: umamin, aminin
  • 3. to admit that one owns or is the father of: kilalaning anak

takwil

v.
• • magtakwil, itakwil (mag:i-) to disown, to deny, to repudiate. Baka itakwil ka ng iyong ama. You might be disowned by your father.

padre

n.
• • a borrowing from Spanish which means "father", used as an appellation for a priest

sumbong

v.
• • magsumbong, isumbong (mag-:i-) to accuse, to tell, to complain about. Nagsumbong ang bata sa kanyang ina. The child turned tattle tale to his mother. Isumbong mo sa kanyang ama ang mga kalukohan niya. Tell his father what nonsense he has done.

hiwalay

v.
• • humiwalay (-um-) to separate from. Humiwalay ka sa kanya. Leave him (go your own way). maghiwalay, ihiwalay (mag-:i-)

v.
• • to sort out, to set apart. Maghiwalay ka ng pagkain para sa tatay. Set aside some food for your father.

mana

n.
• • heritage, inheritance

v.
• • magmana, manahin (mag-:-in) to inherit, to receive as inheritance, to take after. Nagmana si Crisanta sa kanyang ama. Crisanta inherited her feature from her father.

amang

n.
• • 1. reference to a boy [syn. totoy, itoy, toto]
  • 2. elderly man (in some areas) [syn. Mamang, Mang (both used with first name)]
  • 3. a term for father in some areas [syn. Ama, Tatay]

ama

n.
• • father [syn. tatay, itay]

tawag

v.
• • tumawag, tawagin (-um:-in) to call. Tumawag ang tatay mo kanina. Your father called a few minutes ago. Tawagin mo si Ernesto. Call Ernesto.

v.
• • magtawag (mag-) to call. Magtawag ka ng makakasama sa atin. Call (the people) that can go with us.

itay

n.
• • father (term of address and reference) [syn. tatay, Papa, Itang]

tatay

n.
• • father (term of address and reference)

dating

n.
• • arrival, coming dumating, datnan (-um-:-an)

v.
• • to arrive; to find someone or something upon arrival. Dinatnan niyang patay na ang tatay niya. On his arrival, he found his father dead.

biyenan

n.
• • mother-in-law or father-in-law (term of reference for parentsin-law) [var. biyanan]