Definitions for father time
fa·ther time

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1. Father Timenoun

   A personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.

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1. Father Time

   Father Time is a personification of time. In recent centuries he is usually depicted as an elderly bearded man, sometimes with wings, dressed in a robe and carrying a scythe and an hourglass or other timekeeping device. As an image, "Father Time's origins are curious." The ancient Greeks themselves began to associate chronos, their word for time, with the agricultural god Cronos, who had the attribute of a harvester's sickle. The Romans equated Cronos with Saturn, who also had a sickle, and was treated as an old man, often with a crutch. The wings and hourglass were early Renaissance additions and he eventually became a companion of the Grim Reaper, personification of Death, often taking his scythe. He may have as an attribute a snake with its tail in its mouth, an ancient Egyptian symbol of eternity.

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1. Father Time

   Father Time is the anthropomorphized depiction of time.

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1. Father Time

   A very old man who has been introduced to everybody. Very unpopular with the ladies. A great wound and sorrow healer, but unkind to the old. He went about the world changing babies into men and women, and placing gray hair and wrinkles where they were never wanted. Author: Of tears. Recreation: Reaping. Address: Your home. Epitaph: Ad Finem.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of father time in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of father time in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of father time in a Sentence

1. Quentin Crisp:

   Father Time is not always a hard parent, and, though he tarries for none of his children, often lays his hand lightly upon those who have used him well making them old men and women inexorably enough, but leaving their hearts and spirits young and in full vigour. With such people the grey head is but the impression of the old fellow's hand in giving them his blessing, and every wrinkle but a notch in the quiet calendar of a well-spent life.

2. Tiger Woods:

   Just Father Time and some procedures Ive had over the time. Just the way its going to be, one of the reasons why Im playing less tournaments this year is that I can hopefully prolong my career, and be out here for a little bit longer.

References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Father_Time
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Father_Time
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=father time
4. ^ Who Was Who?
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/984/pg984-images.html#:~:text=father time