padre

noun

pa·​dre ˈpä-(ˌ)drā  -drē 

1

: a Christian clergyman

especially : priest

2

: a military chaplain

Examples of padre in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The group has since evolved to the comité de padres and grown to roughly 30 mothers. —Mathew Miranda, Sacramento Bee, 18 Apr. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Spanish or Italian or Portuguese, literally, father, from Latin pater — more at father

First Known Use

1584, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

padre

noun

pa·​dre ˈpäd-rā  -rē 

1

: priest

2

: a military chaplain

Etymology

from Spanish or Italian or Portuguese padre "priest," literally, "father," all from Latin pater "father" — related to paternal, patron, pattern