as in father
a male human parent
my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom
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Over it, Alejandro’s voice floats and soars, lighter than his dad’s but equally distinctive.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Ice Cream — Little Maya finds out her dad can't pick her up from practice.
—John Archer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Guy has a heart-to-heart with his daughter, MacKenzie, who encourages her dad to keep putting himself out there.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
My dad had a good friend, Jackie Mills, that worked for 20th Century Fox.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2024
Ice Cream — Little Maya finds out her dad can't pick her up from practice.
—John Archer, Forbes, 24 Oct. 2024
Guy has a heart-to-heart with his daughter, MacKenzie, who encourages her dad to keep putting himself out there.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
My dad had a good friend, Jackie Mills, that worked for 20th Century Fox.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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