deadbeat dad

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   a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring

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Questions about deadbeat dad

What does deadbeat dad mean?

deadbeat dad means "a father who willfully defaults on his obligation to provide financial support for his offspring".

Is deadbeat dad a common word?

deadbeat dad is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.