Definition of PADRE

padre

Plural: padres, padri

Noun

  • a chaplain in one of the military services
  • `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military
  • A military clergyman.
  • A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
  • pl. PADRES or PADRI a Christian clergyman

Origin / 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.

Synonyms

Father, Holy Joe, military chaplain, sky pilot

Scrabble Score: 8

padre: valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
padre: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
padre: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 9

padre is a valid Words With Friends word