Isä — meaning in English
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English meaning
- baba noun A small, rich cake soaked in rum or other flavored syrup.
- father noun A male parent.
- progenitor noun A forefather, any of a person's direct ancestors.
Senses
Isä is used for these senses in English:
- Father (Christianity) One of the chief ecclesiastical authorities of the first centuries after Christ.
- Father (Wicca) One of the triune gods of the Horned God in Wicca, representing a man, younger than the elderly Sage and older than the boyish Master.
- God the Father (Christian, _, theology) The person (hypostasis) of the Trinity or Godhead corresponding to the God of Abraham and the Jewish scriptures and considered the creator of mankind and Father of Jesus Christ.
- baba (Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism) A holy man, a spiritual leader.
- progenitor (figuratively) Someone who originates something.
baba — full definition
- noun A small, rich cake soaked in rum or other flavored syrup.
- noun In various cultures, an informal word for a father, grandmother, or other family elder.
- noun A respected spiritual teacher or holy man, especially in South Asian traditions.
father — full definition
- noun A male parent.
- noun A person seen as the founder or leading figure of something.
- noun A title of respect for a priest.
- verb To be the male parent of a child.