Pater (Noun)
Meaning
An informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- My pater always told me to be on time for dinner.
- The headmaster turned out to be the pater of one of our classmates.
- He'd call his dad pater just to annoy him during family gatherings.
- His pater was quite the jokester at the parents' day event.
- By the way, when's your pater coming to our school play.