padre

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
8
Words With Friends
9
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈpɑdɹeɪ/

Definition of padre

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A military clergyman.
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noun

  1. A military clergyman.
  2. 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.”
  3. A player for the San Diego Padres.
    “Jones became a Padre as the result of a pre-season trade.”

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Etymology

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

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