co-father

plural co-fathers

1. obsoleteA person in the relationship of a godfather to the other god-parents, and the legal parents, of a child.

   A man invites a good friend, or an important man who might help him, to become his co-father.

   1967, Charles Wagley, Joao José Rescála, Amazon town, page 153

   Synonyms: gossip, compadre, compère

2. In a male homosexual couple, the nonbiological father (partner of the biological father) of a child.

   gay co-fathers and their children are never sure of finding acceptance in straight communities.

   2008, Elizabeth Rudd, Lara Descartes, The changing landscape of work and family in the American middle class, page 165

   Synonyms: stepfather

present singular third person co-fathers · participle present co-fathering · participle past co-fathered · past co-fathered

1. figurativelyTo co-create

   Together, we, the contributors gathered here, have co-fathered a child — and it's a boy. He is strong and healthy and eager to be in this world.

   1986, Joseph Beam, “Introduction”, in In The Life