Nonfather

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who is not a father.

    "The study, published in AJPM Focus earlier this month, used data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. The men were grouped as being fathers or nonfathers and self-identified as black, Chinese, Hispanic or white. Fathers made up 82% of the group."

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"The study, published in AJPM Focus earlier this month, used data from the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis. The men were grouped as being fathers or nonfathers and self-identified as black, Chinese, Hispanic or white. Fathers made up 82% of the group."

Etymology

From non- + father.

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