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pater
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun pater has 1 sense
OXFORD DICTIONARY
pater, n. Brit. colloq. father.
Usage
Now only in jocular or affected use.
Etymology
L
THESAURUS
pater
abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor, old, pa, pap, papa, pappy, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop, pops, sire, stepfather, the old man
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