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Synonyms for knocker-upper

Most common

dad sire

All synonyms

Noun

1. Dad — the male who has sired a pregnancy

father, dad, daddy informal, sire, baby daddy slang US

Other

devil's tail UK

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    The male who has sired a pregnancy.

    What, Shelley is pregnant?! Who's the knocker-upper? [ = Who's the father?]

Related words

Other spellings
knocker up knocker-up

Forms

Plural
knocker-uppers → fathers, dads, daddies, sires…

Example sentences

  • dad Wha- Dad! What is this?! You said nobody was here.
  • sire Sire, I had no need of that hypothesis.

By length

3 letters
dad1
4 letters
sire2
5 letters
daddy2
6 letters
father2

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (sire2 = 2 syllables).