Pater
WordNet
noun
(1) An informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
WiktionaryText
Etymology
From ; cognate to Ancient Greek , Old English (English ), Sanskrit .
Noun
- father (male parent)
- head of household
- parent
- forefather
- honorific title
Related terms
- patricius
- patrimōnium
- patrīmus
- patrissāre
- patrītus
- patrius
- patrōna
- patrōnus
- patruēlis
- patruus
Descendants
- Aragonese: pai
- Catalan: pare
- Esperanto: patro
- French: père
- Ido: patro
- Italian: padre
- Novial: patro
- Occitan: paire
- Portuguese: pai
- Romanian: pater
- Spanish: padre