Padre

UK: /ˈpɑːdrɪ/

US: /ˈpɑdreɪ, -dri/

US: (pä′drā, -drē; Sp. pä′ᵺre; It. pä′dre)

Inflections of 'padre' (n):

padres

npl

padri

npl

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

pa•dre /ˈpɑdreɪ, -dri/   n. [countable] , pl. -dres. 

1. Religion a priest or clergyman.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

pa•dre  (pä′drā, -drē; Sp. pä′ᵺre;
It. pä′dre), n., pl. -dres (-drāz, -drēz; Sp. -ᵺres), -dri 

(It. -drē). 
1. father (used esp. in addressing or referring to a priest or member of the clergy).
2. a chaplain in military or naval service.

• Latin pater
• Spanish, Portuguese, Italian: father
• 1575–85

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

padre / ˈpɑːdrɪ/ noun (sometimes capital)

1. father: used to address or refer to a clergyman, esp a priest
2. a chaplain to the armed forces

Etymology: via Spanish or Italian from Latin pater father