In Spanish, it depends on the context of the sentence:

The father(priest) of the church 

>[El padre de la iglesia] -> religious context

My friend's father 

>[El padre de mi amigo] -> family context

guerratotal

Did some digging, turns out in Spanish it can mean ‘priests’ too, just depends on the context.

grayruby

In Portuguese it means 'priests'.
In Spanish it means 'parents'.

So, which one’s gonna be the team name?

Stacker_Sports

Will the Padres trade Dylan Cease?

Fun fact about the word 'Padres':

In Portuguese it means 'priests'.
In Spanish it means 'parents'.

So, which one’s gonna be the team name?