Pa·ter (p  t r), Walter Horatio 1839-1894. British writer remembered for his volumes of criticism, including Appreciations (1889). |
| pa·ter (ptr) n. Chiefly British Father. [Latin; see p ter- in Indo-European roots.] |
pater
Noun
Brit humorous father [Latin]
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| Noun | 1. | pater - an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously begetter, father, male parent - a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" |
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