deadbeat dad

1. (Canada, US, derogatory, idiomatic)A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.

   a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring

2. (broadly, derogatory, idiomatic, informal)A man who is voluntarily absent and uncaring towards his children, especially one who leaves them entirely in their mother's care.

1. Tom is a deadbeat dad.

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