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Spanish for father, English for 'that guy in the robe who hears your sins'.
means A father or priest — used in Spanish and Italian for 'father,' and borrowed into English specifically for a military or naval chaplain.
from Straight from Latin 'pater' (father), passed down into Spanish, Portuguese, and Italian as 'padre.' English picked it up through colonial and military contact — soldiers and sailors stationed abroad started calling their chaplains 'padre,' and the nickname marched home with them into standard English.
- military usage
- British and US slang for chaplain since 1800s
- etymology
- from Latin pater, same root as paternal
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- team named for actual local Catholic missionaries