Deadbeat dad In english explanation

The meaning, explanation, definition and origin of the idiom/phrase "deadbeat dad", English Idiom Dictionary ( also found in Vietnamese )

author Zesty Y calendar 2022-05-02 07:05

Meaning of Deadbeat dad

Deadbeat dad disapproving slang

A father who abdicates his responsibilities, particularly by not paying his estranged wife any money to take care of the children.

 

There are several strategies available to get a deadbeat dad to pay the child support payments he owes.

Jack is wrongly reputed to have been a deadbeat dad. He still supports his separated wife financially to raise his child, and visits them at the weekend.

Origin of Deadbeat dad

The origin of this slang is not clear.
 

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