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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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PATER | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of pater in English. pater. noun [ C ] UK old-fashioned formal uk / ˈpeɪ.tə r/ / ˈpɑː.tə r/ us / ˈpɑː.t̬ɚ / Add to word list. father. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Family: informal names. baba. bro. bruv. bubba. dad. grandaddy. grandbaby. grandkid. mama. mammy. mater. mom. nanny
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre,and père.
Pronunciation
1. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪtɚ/ 2. (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈpeɪtə/ 3. Rhymes: -eɪtə(ɹ)
Noun
pater (plural paters) 1. (formal or humorous) Father. 1.1. Coordinate term: mater 1.1. 1900, Harry B. Norris (lyrics and music), “Burlington Bertie”: 1.1.1. 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. 1.2. 1923, Warwick Deeping, The Secret Sanctuary, e-artnow, published 2021: 1.2.1. The pateris the kindest-hearted old soul, but there are times when he hates me. I...
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈpatɛr]
Noun
pater 1. genitive plural of patro
Etymology
From Middle Dutch pater, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. Doublet of vader and va.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): /ˈpaː.tər/ 2. Hyphenation: pa‧ter 3. Rhymes: -aːtər
Noun
pater m (plural paters, diminutive patertje n) 1. (Roman Catholicism) father (as a religious title)
Etymology
From Dutch pater, from Latin pater, from Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr.
Pronunciation
1. IPA(key): [ˈpa.tər] 2. Hyphenation: pa‧têr
Noun
patêr (first-person possessive paterku, second-person possessive patermu, third-person possessive paternya) 1. (Catholicism) priest. 1.1. Synonyms: pastor, rama
Alternative forms
1. P, P.
Etymology
From Proto-Italic *patēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr. As a titular suffix, shares cognate roots with Old Latin Diēspiter (“Father Jove”), Latin Iuppiter (“Jupiter”).
Pronunciation
1. (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ter/, [ˈpät̪ɛr] 2. (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈpa.ter/, [ˈpäːt̪er]
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin pater.
Noun
pater m 1. father(term of address for a Christian priest)
Etymology
From English pater (Christian priests are often referred to as 'Father'), from Latin pater.
Noun
pater 1. priest
noun. an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously. see more.
Definition of pater noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Define Pater. Pater is a Latin term used to refer to a biological father or a male who has sired a child. The term pater is primarily used in legal contexts, such as inheritance, paternity tests, and child custody cases. Unlike the term father, pater does not necessarily imply an emotional connection or responsibility towards the child.
a figure of speech in which a part is substituted for a whole or a whole for a part, as in 50 head of cattle for 50 cows , or the army for a soldier. 2 senses: British mainly facetious → a public school slang word for father Walter (Horatio). 1839–94, English essayist and.... Click for more definitions.
Pater definition: Father. He moved that the title of pater patriae should be bestowed upon Augustus, and yet resigned the appointment of praefect of the city after six days' tenure of office, because it was opposed to his ideas of constitutionalism.
