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a male human parent
- my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 20 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of dad was in 1533
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