Meanings
proper noun
- 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, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]Synonyms: Old Father Time
Synonyms & antonyms
proper nounA personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.
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Translations
Catalan Pare Temps
- Pare TempsPersonification of time
Dutch Vadertje Tijd
- Vadertje TijdPersonification of time
French père Temps
- père TempsPersonification of time
Italian Padre Tempo
- Padre TempoPersonification of time
Japanese 父時間
- 父時間 (chichi-jikan)Personification of time
Polish Ojciec Czas
- Ojciec CzasPersonification of time
Spanish Padre Tiempo
- Padre TiempoPersonification of time
Tagalog Amang Panahon
- Amang PanahonPersonification of time
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APA
Father Time. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Father%20Time
MLA
“Father Time.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Father%20Time. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Father Time,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Father%20Time.
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