Associations to the word «Padre»

Wiktionary

PADRE, noun. A military clergyman.
PADRE, noun. A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.
PADRE, proper noun. (baseball) A player on the team the "San Diego Padres".

Dictionary definition

PADRE, noun. A chaplain in one of the military services.
PADRE, noun. `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.

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