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Added 10 October 2026

padre

/ˈpɑdɹeɪ/ noun

Latin root: pater Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about padre at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A military clergyman.
A Roman Catholic or Anglican priest.

Origin

Borrowed from Italian padre, Spanish padre, or Portuguese padre (“priest”), which are from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, pater, and père.

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