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padre^¹

/ˈpɑdɹeɪ/

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Borrowed from Italian padre, Spanish padre, or Portuguese padre (“priest”), which are from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, pater, and père.

noun padres · padri

A military clergyman.
A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest. The Zuma and Manzo Indians of the area were in the habit of going to the missions in the Spanish provinces below the Rio Grande River to solicit the padres to come to teach and baptize them in their villages.

Padre^²

noun Padres

A player for the San Diego Padres. Jones became a Padre as the result of a pre-season trade.

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Closest in meaning: sky pilot, holy joe, father, military chaplain, chaplaincy, chaplain, priest, reverend, preacher, parent, dad, daddy, sahib, sarge, sergeant, shepherd

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"padre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/padre. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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padre. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/padre

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"padre." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/padre.

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@misc{padre_2026,
  title = {padre},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/padre},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}