father

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in Vietnamese Cha, bố

BrE /ˈfɑːðə/ AmE /ˈfæðər/

noun en → vi

1 RELATIONSHIP [singular] A1

Cha, bố

a male parent; the husband of a mother or the partner of a mother who is not married to her

  • my father

Collocations father and son · mother and father

  • My father is a doctor.

    Cha tôi là bác sĩ.

2 ROLE [singular] B1

Vai trò cha

the role of being the parent who looks after and protects their children, especially boys or men

  • play the role of father

Collocations father figure · paternal love

  • He plays the role of a father in his community.

    Ông ấy đóng vai trò là một người cha trong cộng đồng.

3 ANCESTRY [singular] B1

Cụ, ông cố

a male ancestor; someone's grandfather, great-grandfather, etc.

  • my father's father

Collocations paternal line · ancestral father

  • My father's father was a farmer.

    Ông cố tôi là nông dân.

4 ORGANIZATION [singular] B2

Người sáng lập, người lãnh đạo tổ chức

the founder or leader of an organization, movement, etc.; the person who started it and is still in charge

  • father of something

Collocations founding father · spiritual father

  • He is the father of this charity organization.

    Ông ấy là người sáng lập của tổ chức từ thiện này.

5 RELIGION [singular] C1

Linh mục, cha trong đạo Công giáo

a priest in some Christian churches; a person who leads religious services and gives spiritual guidance to people

  • Father

Collocations father confessor · religious father

  • He is a priest in the Catholic Church.

    Ông ấy là linh mục trong Giáo hội Công giáo.

6 GOD [singular] C1

Chúa Cha trong Đạo Cơ đốc

the God of Christianity; the first person of the Trinity, who is believed to be the creator and ruler of the universe

  • Father

Collocations Holy Father · God the Father

  • He prays to God the Father.

    Ông ấy cầu nguyện với Chúa Cha.

7 SURNAMES [plural] C1

Tên họ trong tiếng Anh

used in some surnames, especially those of people from English-speaking countries; for example, the surname Smith is often used as a family name by people whose ancestors were blacksmiths

  • the father of something

Collocations family surname · patronymic name

  • The Smith family is well-known in the community.

    Gia đình họ Smith nổi tiếng trong cộng đồng.

8 IDIOM [singular] C1

Không có cha

used to refer to a man who has no father or whose father is unknown; used in the phrase 'fatherless'

  • be fatherless
  • He was a fatherless child.

    Ông ấy là một đứa trẻ không có cha.