paitrocínio
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Portuguese[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Blend of pai (“father; parent”) + patrocínio (“financial support”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
paitrocínio m (plural paitrocínios)
- (humorous) the bank of mum and dad (UK); financial support from one’s father or parents
- 2016, Izzy Nobre, Todo dia tem uma merda: As aventuras de um nerd brasileiro no Canadá, Bookstart, page 56:
- Afinal, não fosse o paitrocínio, ela provavelmente nunca teria pisado no Canadá.
- After all, if it weren’t for her parents’ financial support, she would never have set foot in Canada.