deadbeat dad



deadbeat dad

Slang A father who is not involved in the lives of his child(ren), physically and/or monetarily. Don't be a deadbeat dad, Sean—go see your kids this weekend! I'm no deadbeat dad, I make all of my child support payments!
See also: dad, deadbeat

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Borislavabah-ree-SLAH-vah (Russian)Bulgarian, Serbian, Russian
ŠIwa-Slavic Mythology
OthnielAWTH-nee-əl (English)Biblical
Katerina-Macedonian, Russian, Bulgarian, Greek, Late Roman
KarelKAH-rəl (Dutch), KAH-rel (Czech)Dutch, Czech, Slovene
Muireadhach-Irish, Scottish