noun
pater
PAY-tuh
noun
1
An old-fashioned or humorous British term for one's father.
"He asked the pater for permission to borrow the car."
How to Use Pater
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA dated, often jokingly upper-class British way of saying "father."
When to use it
Old-fashioned and mostly used humorously or in period fiction today.
Word Forms
paters plural
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Etymology
Borrowed directly from Latin pater, "father."