Definitions for paters

paters pa·ter

Spelling: [pey-ter; also for 2, 3 pat-er]
IPA: /ˈpeɪ tər; also for 2, 3 ˈpæt ər/

Paters is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 7 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 8 points.

You can make 238 anagrams from letters in paters (aeprst).

Definitions for paters

noun

  1. British Informal. father.
  2. (often initial capital letter) the paternoster; Lord's Prayer.
  3. a recitation of it.
  4. Walter Horatio, 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist.
  5. Latin. father of his country.

Origin of paters

1300-50; Middle English Latin: father

Examples for paters

It's an awful nuisance, and I shall probably have a row with the pater.'

Names like Pappah, pater, and Pre would not cling to him; they fell off at once.

You're bound to listen to me, for what's the use of calling me 'pater,' and all that, if you don't mind what I say?

No, pater; but you may be taking on a bigger business than you reckon.

"High time for us—the pater's little infants—to be a-bed," he said, laughing.

I could almost hear Davies saying that, as if pater had never so much as thought of it.

Don't let the Mater and pater get the wind up about my personal safety.

"pater, we may as well keep Howards End out of it," he said.

Mr. pater let me know that he was writing on it for the Guardian.

I tipped the pater a pointer on that long ago, and got well cursed for my pains.

Word Value for paters
Scrable

7

Words with friends

8

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