deadbeat dad

a father who will not take responsibility for his children

Example Sentences:

My ex-husband is a deadbeat dad. He owes me $300 per month in child support, but he hasn’t paid me once!

My husband didn’t want to take responsibility for his kids. He is such a deadbeat dad!

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Similar idioms:

1. deadbeat
2. come through for someone