highfather

发音

UK /ˈhaɪ ˌfɑːðə/
US /ˈhaɪ ˌfɑːðɚ/

词形变化

highfathers 复数 highfathers

别名

high-father

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

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

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词源

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.

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