name
Meaning 1
A surname
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Standard Lemma guide
pater
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Sound
Pronunciation
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General-American: /ˈpeɪtɚ/
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Received-Pronunciation: /ˈpeɪtə/
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Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
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rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
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CMU ARPABET: P EY1 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
noun
Meaning 2
Father.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: formal, humorous
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noun
Meaning 3
an informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: father, male parent, begetter
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh2-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph2tḗr Proto-Italic *patēr Latin paterbor. English pater Borrowed from Latin pater (“father”). Doublet of ayr, faeder, father, padre, and père.
Real reading context