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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Instead of feeling alone, their daughter suddenly had her dad right beside her — with his own crazy hairstyle to match.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
17 May 2026 -
Everybody’s got a dad, everybody’s got a mom, lots of people have sons and daughters, people are in relationships.—
Derek Lawrence,
HollywoodReporter,
17 May 2026
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Ahmed’s family of ten—the couple has seven children, and also cares for Ahmed’s elderly father—lives in two adjoining caravans made of metal sheets.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
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Where else but the French Riviera could one first see Alexander Skarsgård becoming a dominant daddy in last year’s Pillion?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Cassie overcoming her daddy issues, leaving Nate, and being successful.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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Wyatt got a loving look from his papa Maisani.—
Diane J. Cho,
PEOPLE,
14 May 2026
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The potatoes are grilled, imparting a bit of smoke to classic papas.—
Deputy Food Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Pa.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pa. Accessed 19 May. 2026.
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