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father meaning in French

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Holy Father (God or God the Father)
proper noun
[UK: ˈhəʊ.li ˈfɑːð.ə(r)]
[US: ˈhoʊ.li ˈfɑːð.r̩]

Dieu le Père◼◼◼nom propre
{m}

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]

tel fils◼◼◼phrase

tel père◼◼◼phrase

maternal grandfather (one's mother's father)
noun
[UK: mə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: mə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

grand-père maternel◼◼◼nom {m}

paternal grandfather (one's father's father)
noun
[UK: pə.ˈtɜːn.l̩ ˈɡræn.fɑː.ðə(r)]
[US: pə.ˈtɝː.nl̩ ˈɡrænd.ˌfɑː.ðər]

grand-père paternel◼◼◼nom {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]

beau-père◼◼◼nom {m}

parâtre◼◻◻nom {m}

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