Pai — meaning in English

English meaning

• dad noun A father; an informal, affectionate word for one's male parent.
• father noun A male parent.
• parent noun A person who raises, cares for, or has legal responsibility for a child.

Senses

Pai is used for these senses in English:

• 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.
• dad (informal) A father, a male parent.
• father A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, taken as his own, etc.).
• father A term of respectful address for a priest.
• parent (often in the plural) A person who has had a baby; this person in relation to their child or children.
• parent The source or origin of something. [from 16th c.]

father — full definition

1. noun A male parent.
2. noun A person seen as the founder or leading figure of something.
3. noun A title of respect for a priest.
4. verb To be the male parent of a child.

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