Noun: padre 'paa,drey or paa-dree
- (military) a chaplain in one of the military services
"The padre offered comfort to soldiers before battle";
- military chaplain, Holy Joe [informal], sky pilot
- ‘Father’ is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); ‘Padre’ is frequently used in the military
- Father
Derived forms: padres
Type of: chaplain, form of address, priest, title, title of respect
Encyclopedia: Padre, Kasaragod