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as in dad
a male human parent
I'll ask my old man if he's up for a round of golf this weekend
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as in husband
the male partner in a marriage
my old man and I have been together for 10 years now
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as in boyfriend
a male romantic companion
my old man and I have decided to move in together
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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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Adams was out with her father, husband Darren Le Gallo, and daughter when things went The Pitt real quick.
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Ducasse said her husband ultimately agreed to voluntary removal to Mexico.
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The crash that killed Shirilla's boyfriend, Dominic Russo, and their friend, Davion Flanagan, as well as the resulting trial that ended in her conviction, are explored in the recent documentary, The Crash.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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Doherty's father, uncle, cousin and other family members are buried at the cemetery in Newton, Massachusetts.
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The father, Marquise Anderson, said Joanna wet the bed on two occasions on a night in February at the house in the 1900 block of Daniel Street.
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In addition to a potential new beau, Randolph wants Ainsley to find herself in season 3.
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At the top of her list is a new beau.
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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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The menu at the midtown location paid homage to many of the customer favorites from the original Mother, such as the mushroom po’ boy, nut burger and chile verde, but Venditti always puts his own spin on them.
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Three boys turned a Waymo ride into a wind-in-their-hair joyride late Friday afternoon in Santa Monica.
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“Old man.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/old%20man. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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