"babyfather" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-babyfather.wav Forms: babyfathers [plural]
Etymology: From baby + father. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|baby|father}} baby + father Head templates: {{en-noun}} babyfather (plural babyfathers)
  1. (Caribbean, African-American Vernacular, Jamaica) The biological father of a (woman's) child, especially one to whom she is not married. Tags: Caribbean, Jamaica Synonyms: baby father

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