"co-father" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: co-fathers [plural]
Etymology: co- + father, as Calque of Latin compater, French compère. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|co|father}} co- + father, {{calque|en|la|compater}} Calque of Latin compater, {{ncog|fr|compère}} French compère Head templates: {{en-noun}} co-father (plural co-fathers)
  1. (obsolete) The relationship of a godfather to the other god-parents, and the legal parents, of a child. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Parents Synonyms: gossip, compadre, compère
    Sense id: en-co-father-en-noun-MLMYdIUz Disambiguation of Parents: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54
  2. In a male homosexual couple, the nonbiological father (partner of the biological father) of a child. Categories (topical): Male family members, Parents Synonyms: stepfather
    Sense id: en-co-father-en-noun-Z5FIF3hT Disambiguation of Male family members: 30 70 Disambiguation of Parents: 45 55 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms prefixed with co-, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 51 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 46 54 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with co-: 38 62 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 39 61
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: co-brother, co-uncle, co-grandfather, co-husband, co-father-in-law Coordinate_terms: co-parent

Inflected forms

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