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Fr.

1. Father.
2. plural Fr., Frs. franc.
3. France.
4. frater 1 .
5. French.
6. Friar.
7. Friday.

fr.

1. fragment.
2. plural fr., frs. franc.
3. from.

franc

[frangk; Fr. frahn]
–noun, plural francs [frangks; Fr. frahn] .
1. an aluminum or nickel coin and monetary unit of France, equal to 100 centimes. Abbreviation: F., f., Fr, fr.
2. any of the monetary units of various other nations and territories, as Belgium, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Martinique, Senegal, Switzerland, and Tahiti, equal to 100 centimes.
3. a former silver coin of France, first issued under Henry III.
4. a former monetary unit of Algeria, Guinea, and Morocco.

Origin:
1350–1400; ME frank < OF franc, so called because the coin was first inscribed with the name of the king as ML Rēx Francōrum King of the Franks
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fa·ther   (fä'thər)   
n.  
    1. A male person whose sperm unites with an egg, resulting in the conception of a child.

    2. A man who adopts a child.

    3. A man who raises a child.

    4. God.

    5. The first person of the Christian Trinity.

    6. A priest or clergyman in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches.

    7. Used as a title and form of address with or without the clergyman's name.

  1. A male parent of an animal.

  2. A male ancestor.

  3. A man who creates, originates, or founds something: Chaucer is considered the father of English poetry.

  4. An early form; a prototype.

  5. Father Christianity

    1. God.

    2. The first person of the Christian Trinity.

    3. A priest or clergyman in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches.

    4. Used as a title and form of address with or without the clergyman's name.

  6. An elderly or venerable man. Used as a title of respect.

  7. A member of the senate in ancient Rome.

  8. One of the leading men, as of a city: the town fathers.

  9. or Father A church father.

  10. Abbr. Fr.

    1. A priest or clergyman in the Roman Catholic or Anglican churches.

    2. Used as a title and form of address with or without the clergyman's name.

v.   fa·thered, fa·ther·ing, fa·thers

v.   tr.
  1. To procreate (offspring) as the male parent.

  2. To act or serve as a father to (a child).

  3. To create, found, or originate.

  4. To acknowledge responsibility for.

    1. To attribute the paternity, creation, or origin of.

    2. To assign falsely or unjustly; foist.

v.   intr.
To act or serve as a father.

[Middle English fader, from Old English fæder; see pəter- in Indo-European roots.]
fr.  
abbr.  
  1. frame

  2. franc

  3. from

Fr.  
abbr.  
  1. Ecclesiastical father (title)

    1. France

    2. French

  2. Frau

  3. friar

  4. Friday

franc   (frāngk)   
n.   Abbr. F or fr.
  1. See Table at currency.

  2. The primary unit of currency in Belgium, France, Luxembourg, and Monaco before the adoption of the euro.


[Middle English frank, French gold coin, from Old French franc, from Medieval Latin Francōrum (rēx), (king) of the Franks (from the legend on the first of these coins), genitive pl. of Francus, Frank; see Frank.]
Frau   (frou)   
n.   pl. Frau·en (frou'ən) Abbr. Fr.
Used as a courtesy title in a German-speaking area before the surname or professional title of an adult woman.

[German, from Middle High German vrowe, from Old High German frouwa; see per1 in Indo-European roots.]
fri·ar   (frī'ər)   
n.   Abbr. Fr.
A member of a usually mendicant Roman Catholic order.

[Middle English frere, from Old French, from Latin frāter, brother; see bhrāter- in Indo-European roots.]
fri'ar·ly adj.
Fri·day   (frī'dē, -dā')   
n.   Abbr. Fri. or Fr. or F
The sixth day of the week.

[Middle English Fridai, from Old English Frīgedæg; see prī- in Indo-European roots.]
Fri'days adv.
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Word Origin & History

franc 
c.1386, from M.L. Francorum Rex "King of the Franks," inscribed on gold coins first made during the reign of Jean le Bon (1350-64).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
fr.
  1. frame

  2. franc

  3. from

Fr.
  1. Father

  2. France

  3. Frau

  4. French

  5. Friar

  6. Friday

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