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    pater
    /ˈpeɪtə/

    noun

    • 1. father: informal, dated British "the pater gives her fifty pounds a year as a dress allowance"
    • 2. a person's legal father: "a man's genitor was not necessarily the same individual as his pater"

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishPATER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    Pater is an old-fashioned formal word for father in English. Learn how to use it in sentences, see its pronunciation and find out how to say it in other languages.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › paterPater Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    Pater can mean paternoster, a rosary, or father, a Latin word for father. Learn the synonyms, examples, word history, and related articles of pater from Merriam-Webster.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryPATER | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

    Pater is an old-fashioned formal word for father in English. Learn how to use it in sentences and see how it is translated in other languages.

  5. www.dictionary.com › browse › paterPATER Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    noun. British Informal. father. (often initial capital letter) the paternoster; Lord's Prayer. a recitation of it. Pater. 2. [ pey -ter ] Phonetic (Standard)IPA. noun. Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist. pater. 1. / ˈpeɪtə / noun. facetious. a public school slang word for father. Pater. 2. / ˈpeɪtə / noun.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › paterPater - definition of pater by The Free Dictionary

    Pater is a Latin word for father, used chiefly in British slang or in the name of the English critic Walter Horatio Pater. Find synonyms, translations, and examples of pater in different contexts.

  7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › paterPater - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    pater. the "pater" family. an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.

  8. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishPATER definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    'Pater' is a British slang word for father, or a humorous way of saying it. It is also the name of a famous English critic and essayist, and a Latin word meaning father.

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