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as in dad
a male human parent
the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science
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as in grandfather
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right
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as in Lord
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
let us ask humbly for the blessings of our Father in heaven
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Recent Examples of father
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
He was raised with his mother, Dee Dee, in Pittsburgh, and spent summers with his father in Florida.
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Erica Marrison,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Bündchen has since remarried to Joaquim Valente, who fathered her third child, a baby boy.
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Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Noun
The James' became the first father-son duo to not only be teammates in the NBA, but also to be active at the same time.
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Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
30 June 2026
He was raised with his mother, Dee Dee, in Pittsburgh, and spent summers with his father in Florida.
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Erica Marrison,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
Verb
In a sentencing memorandum in the federal case, a defense attorney said Rhone was born in Houston to a man who fathered 27 children with at least three wives while working as an explosives expert building railroads.
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Karen Kucher,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 June 2026
Bündchen has since remarried to Joaquim Valente, who fathered her third child, a baby boy.
—
Hannah Malach,
InStyle,
4 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for father
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Both his parents supported him making the roughly 8,000-mile journey around the world, his dad in particular.
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Carr always had his dad, Chris Carr, to lean on during his journey as a basketball player.
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The headquarters just outside Colima city offer tastings, and in February, co-founder Esteban Silva and his team opened a taproom in the city called Estación Colimita.
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Having spent more than 30 years in the makeup industry, founder and makeup artist Jung Saem Mool knows great makeup starts long before foundation enters the picture.
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In 1926, Brian's great-grandfather, Henry Knoebel, opened a pool that would mark the official start of the family’s park.
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The supplies will be taken to Miami and then Venezuela by Olarte Transport, said volunteer Andrea Casanova, 28, whose grandfather was in Venezuela when the earthquakes struck.
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Gun Runner’s stable still has the brass nameplate of its former occupant, legendary 1977 Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew, who also sired an impressive line of runners.
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He was brought to the United States that year, and has since sired four calves.
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The super-close twosome had an adorable daddy-daughter dinner date, which delighted the country singer.
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Her Instagram shows mostly Hamrick herself, with an occasional shot of her eighty-two-year-old baby daddy and their towheaded nine-year-old, whose set of lips resembles his father’s.
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Since his 2021 deal with the network, Sheridan has become a top creator at the studio with the Yellowstone universe and shows like Landman, Lioness and Tulsa King.
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More than a decade after installing the sculpture, Pinky’s creator shares his story.
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Kean comes from a long line of public servants, stretching 250 years to the country’s founding when one of his ancestors became New Jersey’s first leader since independence.
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One of these is likely the evolutionary ancestor of all that is to come.
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But that kind of partnership also spawned because of their circumstances both with their alliance and everything that happened afterwards.
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His passing spawned a slew of articles about the secret to extreme longevity.
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“Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/father. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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