Associations to the word «Pater»

Wiktionary

PATER, noun. (formal) father
PATER FAMILIAS, noun. Alternative spelling of paterfamilias

Dictionary definition

PATER, noun. An informal use of the Latin word for father; sometimes used by British schoolboys or used facetiously.

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley