Noun: pater pey-tu(r)
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
- An informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
"The young student referred to his father as 'pater' in a letter home from boarding school"
Derived forms: paters
Type of: begetter [archaic], da [dialect, informal], dad [informal], dada [informal], daddy [informal], father, male parent, pa [informal], papa [informal], pappa [informal], pappy [informal], pop [informal], poppa [N. Amer, informal]
Encyclopedia: Pater, Stefan