as in dad
a male human parent
I cherish my memories of the times that I went fishing with my pa
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Noun
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The apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025 -
Fang Di has spent her entire professional career repaying family debts, those incurred by both her factory-operating mom (Peng Jing) and Tian Tian’s drug-addict dad (Zhou You) back in Chongqing, city of copycat fashion and first-class hotpot.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
18 Feb. 2025
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After his father's death, Ford developed alcoholism, according to his first wife and friends.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
14 Feb. 2025
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The boy’s father, Nicolas Barcet, is accused of chasing his son around their home in St. Petersburg, then binding the boy from his shoulders to his feet and leaving him alone in his room, according an arrest affidavit obtained by the Daily News.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Cal has daddy issues and a habit of drinking away his self-loathing and disappointments.—
Gqlshare,
Baltimore Sun,
29 Jan. 2025
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There’s Parisa, who is on the show to find a cat daddy — wait, no!—
Ali Barthwell,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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The proud papa also bounced up and down after rookie coach Kelsea Ballerini followed suit.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
EW.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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The proud papas were already tickled even before the actual proposal.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
2 Dec. 2024
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“Pa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pa. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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