Meaning

3 senses
  1. The father of one's boyfriend or girlfriend.

  2. The father of any of one's friends.

  3. The father of one's ex-spouse.

Origin

From father + -out-law, by analogy to father-in-law.

From father + -out-law, by analogy to father-in-law.

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Forms

plural: fathers-out-law
Singularfather-out-law
Pluralfathers-out-law

irregular · Lesson

Word family

5 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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