père

/pɛə(ɹ)/

noun

A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.

OriginFrench père ← Latin pater →
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Meanings

nounpère (plural pères)

plural pères · alternative pere

  1. A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
  2. 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).

Origin

  1. Latinpater
  2. Frenchpère“father”
  3. Englishpère

Borrowed from French père (“father”), from Latin pater. Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and pater.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with père

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Sounds the same

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APA

père. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A8re

MLA

“père.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A8re. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “père,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/p%C3%A8re.

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