father-to-be

Questions

What does father-to-be mean?

A male partner of a pregnant woman (mother-to-be), especially when she is pregnant for the first time.

Where does father-to-be come from?

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *peh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr Proto-Germanic *fadēr Proto-West Germanic *fader Old English fæder Middle English fader English father English -to-be English father-to-be From father + -to-be.

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