deadbeat dad

• Expression familière et péjorative désignant un père qui ne remplit pas ses obligations financières ou parentales, notamment en ne payant pas la pension alimentaire ou en étant absent de la vie de ses enfants.

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.

   père indigne

   • 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.