baby-daddy
Unmarried biological father
A baby-daddy is the biological father of a woman's child, typically when the parents are not married or no longer together.
The term originated in African American vernacular and carries informal, sometimes dismissive connotations: Her baby-daddy never pays child support.
It implies a relationship defined primarily by shared parenthood rather than romantic partnership.
Mandated parental financial contribution
- custodyProtective care or control
- paternityMale parent status
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
- courtTrial venue or sports surface
payments · arrears · enforcement · obligation · noncustodial parent · parenting plan · legal rights · custody agreement
Male progenitor by blood
- birth fatherMale who conceived child
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- paternityMale parent status
- bondingForming close connections
provider · role model · involved · present · co-parent · responsibility · nurturing · caretaker
Former male romantic partner
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
- exPrevious romantic partner
- old flameFormer romantic interest
- flingForceful toss, or tryst
one-night stand · on-again off-again · situationship · hookup · rebound · estranged · complicated · history
Person avoiding owed payments
- absent fatherMale parent uninvolved in upbringing
- sperm donorMale fertility provider
- out of the pictureNo longer involved
- rolling stoneNomad by nature
no-show · MIA · trifling · sorry · worthless · dodging · ghosting · disappearing act
child support
Mandated parental financial contribution
- custodyProtective care or control
- paternityMale parent status
- visitationOfficial or formal visit
court · payments · arrears · enforcement · obligation · noncustodial parent · parenting plan · legal rights · custody agreement · family court
biological father
Male progenitor by blood
- birth fatherMale who conceived child
- progenitorAncestor or originator
- paternityMale parent status
bonding · provider · role model · involved · present · co-parent · responsibility · nurturing · caretaker · guardian
ex-boyfriend
Former male romantic partner
- ex-partnerPrevious romantic companion
- exPrevious romantic partner
- old flameFormer romantic interest
fling · one-night stand · on-again off-again · situationship · hookup · rebound · estranged · complicated · history · entanglement
deadbeat
Person avoiding owed payments
- absent fatherMale parent uninvolved in upbringing
- sperm donorMale fertility provider
- out of the pictureNo longer involved
rolling stone · no-show · MIA · trifling · sorry · worthless · dodging · ghosting · disappearing act · excuses
baby-daddydeadbeat dad
Parent shirking child support
absent father · co-parent · primary caregiver · stay-at-home dad
baby-daddypatriarch
Male head of family
family man · father figure · breadwinner · head of household
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