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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At least four of the detainees whose families spoke with the Herald are fathers to children 5 years old or younger.—
Claire Healy,
Miami Herald,
26 Feb. 2025
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Waddington will play the Earl of Huntingdon, a ruthless Norman lord and the father of Maid Maria.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2025
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Quote from my children: 'Look at daddy's smile!' Had it from start to finish.—
Shania Russell,
EW.com,
19 Feb. 2025
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My daughter was super psyched that daddy was going to be nice to me on screen.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 2025.
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