père

noun

ˈper 

: father

—used after a name to distinguish a father from a son compare fils

Examples of père in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

If readers doubt this, read Osnos pere’s very excellent memoir, An Especially Good View. — John Tamny, Forbes, 22 Sep. 2021

Besides Psaltis and Melman pere, the managing partners include Molly Melman (daughter of Rich, and partner in several other Lettuce restaurants) and Sue Kim-Drohomyrecky (a veteran restaurateur perhaps best known for creating Spring restaurant). — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 5 Feb. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French père, from Old French paire, perre, from Latin pater — more at father

First Known Use

1802, in the meaning defined above