pater
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Pater
biographical name
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Synonyms for pater
Synonyms: Noun
dad, daddy, father, old man, pa, papa (also poppa), pop, sire
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Examples of pater in a Sentence
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Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
There is something wonderful about watching Greg emotionally shrink in front of pater familias Logan Roy, while still physically towering over him. — Chloe Foussianes, Town & Country, "The Cult Favorite: How Succession's Nicholas Braun Built the Myth of Cousin Greg," 14 Aug. 2019 Here’s a curated list of restaurants with different cuisines and price points (and a few take-home suggestions) for your pater-celebrater event. — Rod Stafford Hagwood, sun-sentinel.com, "Dining out on dad’s day? Here’s a guide to Father’s Day restaurant specials," 7 June 2019 Yet critics maintain that the Packers have betrayed not only the country but also the pater familias of football: legendary Green Bay coach Vince Lombardi. — Johnny Smith, Slate Magazine, "The legendary Green Bay Packers coach disliked protests, but he was a champion for racial justice.," 30 Sep. 2017 For example, the p sound frequently changes to f, and the t sound to th—suggesting that the Latin word pater is, well, the father of the English word father. — Elizabeth Norton, WIRED, "English May Have Retained Words From an Ice Age Language," 7 May 2013These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'pater.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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