deadbeat dad

Noun

Meaning

a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

deadbeat lousy father terrible dad absentee father abusive deadbeat bad father absent father common deadbeat dad absentee dad absentee parent abusive father dying father estranged father lousy dad non-existent father

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Antonyms

alimony payer child support payer child support payor

Hypernyms

deadbeat defaulter

Examples

I've hung out at dozens of playgrounds, bored out of my mind, with not even a look of comfort from disapproving mothers all around me. Either they think I'm a pedophile or a deadbeat dad. That's what I get for being a single dad - suspicious looks at the playground. Dominic West

Close letter words and terms

deadass deadband deadbeat deadbeat escapement deadbeat father deadbeat mom