From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishpaterpa‧ter /ˈpeɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable] British English old-fashioned FATHERfather
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pater• I just don't want you having to face the pater only to find that she didn't mean half she said.• Aeneas is the pater, the ancestor, the proto-Roman.• If Pickles really does love you, maybe the pater would give her a decent allowance and you'd manage somehow.• Ever since the pater told her you might be going to marry Cora-Beth, she's been determined to win you back.• I can tell you one thing - the pater won't give you his blessing.• The pater was saying something to that effect only the other day.Origin pater (1300-1400) Latin “father” 