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DEADBEAT DAD
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Dictionary entry overview: What does deadbeat dad mean?
• DEADBEAT DAD (noun)
The noun DEADBEAT DAD has 1 sense:
1. a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
Familiarity information: DEADBEAT DAD used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("deadbeat dad" is a kind of...):
deadbeat; defaulter (someone who fails to meet a financial obligation)
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