Emily Dickinson Lexicon

father (-s, -'s, -'d), n. [OE faeder, begetter.] (webplay: Adam, age, care, child, church, city, first, former, God, invents, learning, man, old, paternal, person, poor, respect, son, town, wise).

1. Male parent; paternal begetter; (see Genesis 2:24).
2. Ancestor; forefather; progenitor; (see Genesis 15:15).
3. God; supreme being; divine caregiver; heavenly parent to all mankind; (see Matthew 6:9).
4. Originator; institutor; framer; (see Genesis 17:5).