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Father Time

Father Time proper noun: a personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.

Proper noun

Father Time

  1. A personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.
    • Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as the plain bald pate of Father Time himself.c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    Old Father Time

Father Time meaning in Tagalog

Father Time in Tagalog

Personification of time
Amang Panahon

Synonyms of Father Time

Questions about Father Time

What does Father Time mean?
Father Time means a personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.
What is Father Time in Tagalog?
Father Time in Tagalog is Amang Panahon. See Father Time meaning in Tagalog.
What part of speech is Father Time?
Father Time is a proper noun.

Words near Father Time in the dictionary

  1. father of the nation
  2. Father of Waters
  3. Father Sky
  4. father superior
  5. father superiors
  6. Father Time
  7. father tongue
  8. father tongues
  9. Father Winter
  10. Father X'mas
  11. Father X-mas

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