padres

Clergy for soldiers

Padres is the plural of padre, a word borrowed from Spanish and Italian meaning father, used especially for priests or military chaplains.

The padres heard confessions before the battle.

In American English, the Padres refers to the San Diego baseball team.

priests

clergy

Ordained religious officials collectively

confession · mass · sermon · diocese · bishop · monastery · friar · chaplain · vestments · cassock

parents

mother

Female parent

ancestors · lineage · heritage · descendants · offspring · progeny · nurturers · upbringing · foster · guardianship

baseball

San Diego

Major Southern California city

pitchers · bullpen · lineup · home run · strikeout · double play · fastball · slider · curveball · wild pitch

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