paterfamilias

noun

🔊/ˌpeɪtəfəˈmɪliæs/

🔊/ˌpætərfəˈmɪliæs/

[singular] (formal or humorous)

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the man who is the head of a family（男性）家长Topics Family and relationshipsc2
Word OriginLatin, literally ‘father of the family’.