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All-father

noun
plural -s

Definition of All-father 

: father of all —used of a deity

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Other Words from All-father

All-fatherly \(ˈ)⸗¦⸗⸗⸗ \ adjective

First Known Use of All-father

circa 1790, in the meaning defined above

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