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padre"priest, chaplain," 1580s, from Italian, Spanish, or Portuguese padre, from Latin patrem (nominative pater) "father" (see father (n.)). The title of the regular clergy in those lan [..]
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padre(n) a chaplain in one of the military services(n) `Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' i [..]
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padre
(baseball) A player on the team the "San Diego Padres".
''Jones became a Padre as the result of a pre-season trade.''
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