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vader meaning in English

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stiefvader substantief
{m}

stepfather [stepfathers](husband of one's biological mother, other than one's biological father)
noun
[UK: ˈstep.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈstep.ˌfɑː.ðər]

van vaderskant bijvoeglijk naamwoord

paternal(received or inherited from one's father)
adjective
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩] [US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩]

voorvader substantief

forebear(ancestor)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.beə(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌber]

voorvader substantief
{m}

forefather [forefathers](ancestor)
noun
[UK: ˈfɔː.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈfɔːr.ˌfɑː.ðər]

grandfather [grandfathers](male forefather)
noun
[UK: ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)] [US: ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

progenitor [progenitors](any of a person's direct ancestors)
noun
[UK: prəʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)] [US: proʊ.ˈdʒe.nɪ.tə(r)]

zo vader phrase

like father, like son(a son will have traits similar to his father)
phrase
[UK: ˈlaɪk ˈfɑːð.ə(r) ˈlaɪk sʌn] [US: ˈlaɪk ˈfɑːð.r̩ ˈlaɪk ˈsən]

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