"weekend dad" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: weekend dads [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} weekend dad (plural weekend dads)
  1. (informal, sometimes derogatory) A noncustodial father who has custody of or visitation with his child or children primarily or exclusively on weekends. Tags: derogatory, informal, sometimes
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  2. (informal, sometimes derogatory) A custodial father whose time with his child or children is limited mainly to weekends. Tags: derogatory, informal, sometimes Categories (topical): Parents Related terms: deadbeat dad, Disney parent
    Sense id: en-weekend_dad-en-noun-kZPQZLTW Disambiguation of Parents: 33 67 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 81 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 23 77

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