father in Tagalog
ama
/ˈfa.ðə(ɹ)//ˈfɑː.ðə/
father in Tagalog: ama, tatay, papa, tatang. In English, father means a male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
Tagalog words for father
- male parent
- ama, tatay, papa, tatang, itay, tay
- term of address for an elderly man
- manong, mang
- term of address for a priest
- padre
English meaning of father
- noun A male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
- noun A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
- noun A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
- noun A term of respectful address for a priest.
father in a sentence
- My father was a strong influence on me.
- My friend Tony just became a father.
- Come, father; you can sit here.
Synonyms of father
father in other languages
- father in Hindi
- father in Tamil
- father in Marathi
- father in Urdu
- father in Bengali
- father in Telugu
- father in Malayalam
- father in Kannada
- father in Punjabi
- father in Gujarati
- father in Odia
- father in Sanskrit
- father in Sinhala
- father in Assamese
- father in Nepali
- father in Pashto
- father in Arabic
- father in Malay
- father in Indonesian
- father in Persian
- father in Thai
- father in Vietnamese
- father in Myanmar
Questions about father in Tagalog
- What is the meaning of father in Tagalog?
- Father in Tagalog is ama, tatay, papa, tatang.
- Ano ang father sa Tagalog?
- Father: ama, tatay, papa, tatang.
- What does father mean in English?
- Father means a male parent, especially of a human; a male who parents a child (which he has sired, adopted, fostered, etc.).
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