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
Urbanooor-BAH-noItalian, Spanish
Lowie-Dutch
Hristijan-Macedonian
Elisaveta-Bulgarian, Macedonian
Theresiatə-RAY-see-ah (Dutch)German, Dutch, Swedish
Jitendra-Indian, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati