deadbeat dad

• Expresión despectiva o coloquial para referirse a un padre que no cumple con sus obligaciones económicas o parentales, especialmente si no paga la manutención de sus hijos o está ausente en su crianza.

A derogatory slang term for a father who fails to fulfill his financial or parental responsibilities, especially by not paying child support or being absent from his children's lives.

1. Irresponsible fatherB2informalamerican

   A father who fails to fulfill his financial or emotional responsibilities towards his children, often by not paying child support or being absent.

   padre irresponsable

   • The court ordered the deadbeat dad to pay overdue child support.
   • She struggled to raise her children alone because her ex-husband was a deadbeat dad.
   • Society often criticizes deadbeat dads for abandoning their families.