English Explanatory Dictionary

highfather

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A respected, high-ranking male elder or leader; a patriarch; a forefather; a grandfather.

Pronunciation

/ˈhaɪ ˌfɑːðə/ /ˈhaɪ ˌfɑːðɚ/

Word forms

highfather highfathers high-father high father

Etymology

Perhaps from Middle English hehfader, heahfeder, from Old English hēahfæder (“patriarch”, literally “high-father”); or perhaps a direct borrowing of the Old English word, equivalent to high + father.

This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on H Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary