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pa⋅dre

  [pah-drey, -dree; Sp. pah-thre; It. pah-dre]
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–noun, plural -dres  [-dreyz, -dreez; Sp. -thres] , -dri  [It. -dree] .
1. father (used esp. in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
2. a chaplain in military or naval service.
Origin:
1575–85; < Sp, Pg, It: father < L pater
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padre [ˈpɑdre]

  1. n.
    any male religious cleric: priest, monk, or chaplain. (From Spanish. Typically military. Also a term of address.) : Hey, padre, anything new on the religion front?
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

padre 
"priest, chaplain," 1584, from It., Sp. or Port. padre, from L. patrem (nom. pater) "father." The title of the regular clergy in those languages. Papar was the name the Norse gave to Irish monks whom they found in Iceland when they arrived.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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