Pere (en. Father)

/pɛʁ/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishFrench

noun

Male parent.

My father is a very wise man.

Mon père est un homme très sage.

Authority or protective figure.

He is regarded as the father of the nation.

Il est considéré comme le père de la nation.

Person who has fathered a child.

She has always admired her father.

Elle a toujours admiré son père.

From the Latin 'pater', meaning father.

dear father

Polite formula for addressing one's father.

cher père

Santa Claus

Mythical figure who brings gifts at Christmas.

père Noël

a father at home

Indicates the presence of a man with his children at home.

un père à la maison

fatherhood

Quality of being a father.

paternité

biological father

Genetic father of a child.

père biologique

adoptive father

Man who has adopted one or more children.

père adoptif

Daddy

I'm going to ask my daddy to help me with my homework.

Je vais demander à mon papounet de m'aider avec mes devoirs.

Old man

My old man is taking me to a game this weekend.

Mon old man m'emmène voir un match ce week-end.