Pater
//ˈpeɪtɚ// name, noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 Father. formal, humorous
"Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way He spends the good oof that his pater has made Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade."
- 2 an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously wordnet
Proper Noun
- 1 A surname
Example
More examples"Burlington Bertie's the latest young jay He rents a swell flat somewhere Kensington way He spends the good oof that his pater has made Along with the Brandy and Soda Brigade."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Latin paterbor. English pater Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and père.
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