highfather
English
/ˈhaɪ ˌfɑːðə/, /ˈhaɪ ˌfɑːðɚ/
noun
Definitions
- (rare) A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English hehfader inherited from Old English hēahfæder (patriarch, high-father) com from English high + English father.
Origin
English
father
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Church Father English
- Highveld English
- ahigh English
- allofather English
- babyfather English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- co-father English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- father-to-be English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherling English
- fatherly English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forefather English
- forthfather English
- godfather English
- grandfather English
- height English
- heighth English
- high English
- high blood pressure English
- high king English
- high sea English
- high-functioning English
- high-hearted English
- high-key English
- high-level English
- high-rise English
- high-risk English
- high-test English
- highback English
- highbacked English
- highball English
- highbie English
- highbishop English
- highborn English
- highbred English
- highbrow English
- highbush English
- highchair English
- highcut English
- highday English
- highen English
- highflying English
- highgate English
- highhearted English
- highish English
- highland English
- highleg English
- highlife English
- highlining English
- highlow English
- highly English
- highman English
- highmost English
- highness English
- highpad English
- highpass English
- highspot English
- highstand English
- hightail English
- hightail it English
- highth English
- hightide English
- highwall English
- highwater English
- highway English
- highwire English
- highwrought English
- housefather English
- knee-high English
- lorefather English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- nonfather English
- nonhigh English
- on high English
- semihigh English
- shriftfather English
- sky-high English
- stepfather English
- superhigh English
- ultra-high English
- ultrahigh English
- unfather English
- Vater German
- ハイカラ Japanese
- hēahfæder Old English
- fader Middle English
- hehfader Middle English
- high Middle English
- higsipnayan Tagalog
- bata Marshallese
- hei Sranan Tongo
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- high
- ahigh
- highly
- highen
- height
- father
- highth
- highlow
- highman
- highbie
- nonhigh
- heighth
- highpad
- highcut
- highday
- highway
- highish
- on high
- highleg
- highlife
- high-key
- semihigh
- highwall
- highland
- highness
- highball
- fathered
- highmost
- fatherly
- high sea
- highbush
- highwire
- highback
- hightide
- highgate
- Highveld
- highborn
- sky-high
- hightail
- highbrow
- fatherer
- highbred
- highpass
- highspot
- unfather
- high-risk
- fatherkin
- fatherdom
- high-rise
- fatherese
- biofather
- highwater
- high king
- nonfather
- godfather
- high-test
- knee-high
- merfather
- highchair
- eldfather
- ultrahigh
- co-father
- highstand
- superhigh
- allofather
- fatherland
- fathership
- babyfather
- highbishop
- fatherless
- lorefather
- fatherkins
- highlining
- fatherlike
- highflying
- stepfather
- fatherness
- high-level
- ultra-high
- fatherling
- forefather
- fatherhood
- highbacked
- elderfather
- highhearted
- grandfather
- highwrought
- hightail it
- housefather
- forthfather
- birthfather
- high-hearted
- shriftfather
- father-to-be
- motherfather
- fatherfucker
- father-in-law
- father-slayer
- Church Father
- father tongue
- father-out-law
- high-functioning
- high blood pressure