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père

/pɛə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.30 in modern English

Syllables
pere
IPA
/pɛə(ɹ)/
5
Scrabble Score
4
Letters
1
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

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).

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

pères (plural) pere (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

fils

Homonyms

pair pare pear

Rhymes With

to a hair a day after the fair zero air grand le pierre 'clare district of clare -ware khmer- sentiment du fer pied-à-terre cornwallis square l'anse-au-clair

Questions

How do you pronounce père?
The recorded pronunciation is /pɛə(ɹ)/.
What does père mean?
A priest of the Roman Catholic Church, especially a French one. Also used as a title preceding the name of such a priest.
Where does père come from?
It is traced to French.

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