deadbeat dad (English, noun)
expansion: deadbeat dad (plural deadbeat dads)
Senses:
glosses: A man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.
tags: Canada
US
derogatory
idiomatic
glosses: A man who is voluntarily absent and uncaring towards his children, especially one who leaves them entirely in their mother's care.
tags: broadly
derogatory
idiomatic
informal
Forms:
form: deadbeat dads
tags: plural