the father and his sons / children play.
Hijos means sons or it could mean children (boys and girls). However it cannot mean daughters. Daughters is hijas.
Village children...
Padre Hidalgo ave.
Father
the father
padre means father
"Lo llamo mi padre" in English means "I call him my father."
Father's day.
Children
El tiempo es padre de todo = time is father of all
It can be translated to english as followed. How do you call father ?
My dad calls himself... (refering to his name) Example: Mi padre se llama Jim.
The father. It could mean some one's parent or a priest depending on context, just like in English.