I would say that an artificial dad is the partner of a married single mom.
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throwawayacc0430@sh.itjust.works 4 days agoThe existence of the term “biological dad” implies the existence of an “artificial dad”
Timecircleline@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Adopted dads are technically artificial dads.
null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 days ago
I don’t think that’s really true.
Dad is a title, bestowed by anyone for any reason.
“Biological dad” may have a specific meaning, but “dad” does not.
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
It was a joke to begin with, and I’m just trying to run with it. Don’t overthink it :)
Darleys_Brew@lemmy.ml 3 days ago
What about step dads?
AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 3 days ago
In which context? They’re probably MFers too. If you mean artificial or biological… Could be either, but let’s go with 3rd party replacements.