Meaning

1 senses
  1. (formal, humorous)Father.

More definitions
  • an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

Origin

Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and père.

Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and père.

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