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German
Etymology
Rabe (“raven”) + Vater (“father”), in analogy to Rabenmutter.
Noun
Rabenvater m (strong, genitive Rabenvaters, plural Rabenväter)
- (colloquial, derogatory) uncaring father
- Hypernyms: Rabeneltern, Rabenelternteil
- Coordinate term: Rabenmutter
2019, Jenna Behrends, Rabenvater Staat: Warum unsere Familienpolitik einen Neustart braucht, Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag, →ISBN, page 9:Und sollte Sie jemand beim Lesen auf dem Spielplatz als Rabenmutter oder Rabenvater beschimpfen, weil Sie Ihrem Kind nicht applaudieren, während es gerade zum siebzehnten Mal den Kletterturm bezwingt, verschenken Sie das Buch doch einfach weiter.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
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