/ Dictionary / Index P pater: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: pa•ter Pronunciation: (pā'tur also for2,3 pat&primnbur), [key] — n. father. (often cap.) the paternoster; Lord's Prayer. a recitation of it. Pa•ter Pronunciation: (pā'tur), [key] — n. 1839–94, English critic, essayist, and novelist. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: pater (Thesaurus) patent slip paterfamilias Related Content Daily Word Quiz: neologism Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language