The Filipino word for father is
ama
Translations for father and their definitions
ama | |
1. n. father | |
2. n. (figurative) founder; organizer | |
3. n. senior; older | |
4. n. sire | |
5. n. mistress; housewife | |
6. n. governess; caretaker of children | |
7. adv. rarely; seldom | |
8. n. (Chinese Filipino, colloquial) paternal grandmother; paternal grandma | |
(coord, angkong) | |
9. n. (Chinese Filipino, colloquial) (term of address for one's paternal grandmother) |
tatay | |
1. n. father (one's male parent) |
Manong | |
1. n. (colloquial) (honorific used before the name of an elderly man): Mister | |
Manong Juan - Mister John | |
2. n. (colloquial) (term of address for an elderly man); mister | |
3. n. a male elder; old man |
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