Father Time

English

Proper noun

Father Time

1. A personification of time as an old man, usually carrying an hourglass.
   • 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]:

     Marry, sir, by a rule as plain as the plain bald pate of Father Time himself.

Synonyms

• Old Father Time

Translations

Personification of time

• Catalan: Pare Temps
• Dutch: Vadertje Tijd
• French: père Temps
• Italian: Padre Tempo
• Japanese: 父時間 (ちちじかん, chichi-jikan)
• Polish: Ojciec Czas
• Spanish: Padre Tiempo
• Tagalog: Amang Panahon

See also

• "The Grim Reaper"