6 definitions found for Pater

pater n 1: an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously

Pater biographical name Walter Horatio 1839-1894 English essayist & critic • Pateresque or Paterian adjective

pater noun Date: 14th century 1. often capitalized paternoster 2. [Latin] chiefly British father

pater
n. Brit. colloq. father.
Usage:
Now only in jocular or affected use.
Etymology: L

pater ˈpeɪtə n. Brit. colloq. father. °Now only in jocular or affected use. [L]

19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pater": abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor, old, pa, pap, papa, pappy, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop, pops, sire, stepfather, the old man