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noun

ˈpä

Definition of pa

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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The son became an officer himself this June, wearing his dad's badge number.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
Things like my grandfather’s grand piano and library were given to my dad and are still in his house.

— R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026

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This, together with the execution of Lyanna’s father and oldest brother by Rhaegar’s father, the titular Mad King Aerys II, spurs Lyanna’s betrothed, Robert Baratheon (Callum Woodhouse), to move against Aerys.

— Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
Crooks adopted the Dole pseudonym after his father's checking account had been hacked and fraudulent gambling charges appeared, Matthew Crooks told investigators.

— Michael Ruiz , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026

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She’s traumatized after witnessing her mother’s murder — and has daddy issues!

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2026
Yet these survivors are so hard-wired to be fearful of their neighbors that Hig and Cima’s rusty, tentative flirtation takes place under the gaze of her daddy’s gun, a heck of a chaperone.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026

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In a time when companies are guilty of solely fostering young talent and offering legacy staff members early buyouts, aviation continues—at least at the employee level—to embrace wisdom from senior mamas and papas.

— Joey Skladany, Travel + Leisure, 26 Aug. 2026
This after a pursuit for $10M that Lucky’s ex-husband/Priscilla’s son absconded with (and which Lucky and her papa had access to in the end).

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 19 Aug. 2026

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