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Father Time en · PROPN

Meanings

1. A personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.
   • Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as the plain bald pate of Father Time himself. c. 1594 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Comedie of Errors”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act II, scene ii]:

Relateds

Grim Reaper

Synonyms

Old Father Time

Translations (8)

it Padre Tempo (Personification of time) · fr père Temps (Personification of time) · ja 父時間 (Personification of time) · tl Amang Panahon (Personification of time) · es Padre Tiempo (Personification of time) · nl Vadertje Tijd (Personification of time) · ca Pare Temps (Personification of time) · pl Ojciec Czas (Personification of time)