In English, one might say "Best Dad" or "Number one Dad". What is the Italian equivalence (or better yet, a saying) of this meaning?
Something that can be stated regarding a father other than one's own father.
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Sign up to join this communityI'd say:
- Il migliore dei papà.
or,
- Il numero uno dei papà.
These ones sound slightly more idiomatic to me: il papà migliore del mondo, il papà più bravo del mondo. But I must say that this expression is not common in Italian.
I would suggest "Un padre ideale" (Il Tempo.it 9.3.2013: «Il padre ideale? Vero e sincero con i suoi difetti») (and: Biblioteca digitale di psicanalisi - Il Padre Ideale). If he is ideal, he must be the best.