père
/pɛə(ɹ)/
père noun: a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
Noun
père (plural pères)
- A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
- Sr. - Used after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the father is being referred to rather than the son (junior, fils).
Forms of père
| plural | pères |
|---|---|
| alternative form | pere |
Origin of père
Borrowed from French père (“father”), from Latin pater. Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and pater.
Phrases with père
Words that rhyme with père
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- declare
- hair
- Sinclair
- where
- ayr
- care
- layer
- mayor
- parterre
- fare
- glare
- lair
- pear
- prayer
- snare
- compare
- dare
- rare
- share
- swear
- ware
- wear and tear
- Ayer
- blare
- flair
- forbear
- Kerr
- laissez faire
- mousquetaire
- pare
- prepare
- repair
- stare
- unfair
- yare
- -ware
- abear
- aflare
- despair
- glair
- heir
- impair
- Pierre
- reair
- scare
- tare
- trillionaire
- Voltaire
Questions about père
- What does père mean?
- Père means a priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
- What part of speech is père?
- Père is a noun.
- How do you pronounce père?
- Père is pronounced /pɛə(ɹ)/.
- What is the plural of père?
- The plural of père is pères.
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