† father-betteradj.ScottishObsolete better than one's father. [Compare earlier father-wauradj., and also Old Icelandic fǫður-betringr (noun) a man who is better than his father.]
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1645 R. BaillieLet. 1 July (1841) II. 295 Her glowming sonne, whom I pray God to bless, and make father-better.
1705 A. SymsonTripatriarchicon 44 Though therefore some..Are Father-worse, yet, some are Father-better.