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
Morwenna-Cornish, Welsh
Biggs[bigz]
Terezate-REZ-ah (Romanian)Czech, Portuguese (Brazilian), Bulgarian, Romanian
KaleighKAY-lee, KA-leeEnglish (Modern)
Ferid-Azerbaijani, Bosnian
OcÉAneo-se-AHNFrench