HyperDic: pater

English > 1 sense of the word pater:
NOUNperson pateran informal use of the Latin word for father
pater > pronunciation
Soundspey'ter
Rhymesabductor ... zoster: 649 rhymes with ter...
English > pater: 1 sense > noun 1, person
MeaningAn informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.
Broaderfather, male parent, begetterA male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

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