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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The Trump cabinet pick believes Sirhan missed and that instead his dad was shot by a man linked to the CIA.
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
But her dad’s cousin wouldn’t quit and made one more attempt to invite herself to the wedding on the day of the rehearsal dinner.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There is a brief standoff between solemn dad and pouting kid.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
As a kid, Solo watched the Sheriff shoot his IT Head father, Russell Conroy, after locking himself in the vault on his dad’s instructions to protect him.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 24 Jan. 2025
But her dad’s cousin wouldn’t quit and made one more attempt to invite herself to the wedding on the day of the rehearsal dinner.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 23 Jan. 2025
There is a brief standoff between solemn dad and pouting kid.
—Lisa Kennedy, Variety, 23 Jan. 2025
As a kid, Solo watched the Sheriff shoot his IT Head father, Russell Conroy, after locking himself in the vault on his dad’s instructions to protect him.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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