Pater

3 definitions found

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pater
       n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
           talk [syn: {dad}, {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa},
            {pop}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:



  19 Moby Thesaurus words for "pater":
     abba, dad, daddy, father, foster father, genitor, governor, old,
     pa, pap, papa, pappy, paterfamilias, patriarch, pop, pops, sire,
     stepfather, the old man
  
  

From Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [bouvier]:

  PATER. Father. A term used in making genealogical tables.