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pater

noun

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chiefly British

as in dad

a male human parent Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form

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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
The coach told Mara, with barely a hint of humor, that Andrews — and not Mara’s mom or dad — was now the most important person in his life.

Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2025

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