tēvs

Etymology
From  ("father"), from, a stem found in reduplicated form in  (q.v.). The epenthetic v arose to break the e-a sequence. Cognates include 🇨🇬, 🇨🇬,,.

Noun

 * 1) father a man who has a child or children
 * 2)  God the Father God seen as the creator of the universe
 * 3)  Father used to address or to speak about members of the Catholic or Orthodox clergy: priests, monks, etc.
 * 4)  father;
 * 5)  fathers, ancestors
 * 6)  father, founder, creator
 * 7)  male usually
 * 8)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  Father used to address or to speak about members of the Catholic or Orthodox clergy: priests, monks, etc.
 * 2)  father;
 * 3)  fathers, ancestors
 * 4)  father, founder, creator
 * 5)  male usually
 * 6)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  father;
 * 2)  fathers, ancestors
 * 3)  father, founder, creator
 * 4)  male usually
 * 5)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  father, founder, creator
 * 2)  male usually
 * 3)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  father, founder, creator
 * 2)  male usually
 * 3)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  male usually
 * 2)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth
 * 1)  from which there is growth, which generates new growth

Usage notes
The word, at first a diminutive and form of endearment (“daddy”), now means “male” (animal); the term of endearment for “father” is , from. Note that already has more emotional overtones than the more neutral.