"father longlegs" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: father longlegs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|father longlegs|head=father longlegs}} father longlegs (plural father longlegs)
  1. (dated) A daddy longlegs. Tags: dated
    Sense id: en-father_longlegs-en-noun-jHRknrco Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dipterans
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