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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With Vonk on the Naiad were the ashes of his dad Abraham Vonk.
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
This episode tidies up a lot of the season’s conflicts, healing multiple complex relationships: Sean and his dad, Gaby and her sister, Alice and her guy-who-killed-my-mom.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
But that Friday the second-grader was elated to stretch her legs for a bear drive on state game land with her grandfather, her dad, and a dozen of his buddies.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
The saddest part came when Aubrey thanked her dad for going to the effort to throw her a birthday party regardless.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
This episode tidies up a lot of the season’s conflicts, healing multiple complex relationships: Sean and his dad, Gaby and her sister, Alice and her guy-who-killed-my-mom.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
But that Friday the second-grader was elated to stretch her legs for a bear drive on state game land with her grandfather, her dad, and a dozen of his buddies.
—Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
The saddest part came when Aubrey thanked her dad for going to the effort to throw her a birthday party regardless.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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