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father-to-be

father-to-be noun: a male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.

Noun

father-to-be (plural fathers-to-be)

  1. A male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.

Forms of father-to-be

pluralfathers-to-be

Origin of father-to-be

From father + -to-be.

Questions about father-to-be

What does father-to-be mean?
Father-to-be means a male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.
What part of speech is father-to-be?
Father-to-be is a noun.
What is the plural of father-to-be?
The plural of father-to-be is fathers-to-be.

Words near father-to-be in the dictionary

  1. father-in-law
  2. father-in-laws
  3. father-out-law
  4. father-slayer
  5. father-slayers
  6. father-to-be
  7. fathercraft
  8. fatherdom
  9. fathered
  10. Fatheree
  11. Fatherees

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