PADRE Meaning of PADRE in English [ 'pα:dreɪ , -dri ]■ noun informal a chaplain in the armed services.OriginC16: from Ital., Sp., and Port., lit. 'father, priest', from L. pater , patr- 'father'. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004