illegitimate father
1. A father who does not acknowledge his children.
2. A father who acknowledges a child or children privately and not publicly.
3. A father who acknowledges paternity but does not take responsibility equal to the mother for meeting the child's needs.
2. A father who acknowledges a child or children privately and not publicly.
3. A father who acknowledges paternity but does not take responsibility equal to the mother for meeting the child's needs.
Thomas Jefferson was an illegitimate father of a number of children.