father-to-be
English
noun
Definitions
- A male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.
Etymology
Suffix from English father.
Origin
English
father
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Church Father English
- allofather English
- babyfather English
- biofather English
- birthfather English
- co-father English
- elderfather English
- eldfather English
- father English
- father tongue English
- father-in-law English
- father-out-law English
- father-slayer English
- fatherdom English
- fathered English
- fatherer English
- fatherese English
- fatherfucker English
- fatherhood English
- fatherkin English
- fatherkins English
- fatherland English
- fatherless English
- fatherlike English
- fatherling English
- fatherly English
- fatherness English
- fathership English
- forefather English
- forthfather English
- godfather English
- grandfather English
- highfather English
- housefather English
- lorefather English
- merfather English
- motherfather English
- nonfather English
- shriftfather English
- stepfather English
- unfather English
- Vater German
- fader Middle English
- bata Marshallese
- fada Nigerian Pidgin
- father
- fatherer
- fathered
- fatherly
- unfather
- merfather
- fatherkin
- fatherdom
- fatherese
- biofather
- eldfather
- nonfather
- co-father
- godfather
- fatherlike
- allofather
- highfather
- fatherland
- fathership
- stepfather
- fatherness
- babyfather
- fatherless
- lorefather
- fatherkins
- fatherling
- forefather
- fatherhood
- elderfather
- housefather
- forthfather
- grandfather
- birthfather
- fatherfucker
- shriftfather
- motherfather
- Church Father
- father-in-law
- father tongue
- father-slayer
- father-out-law