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paters

noun

plural of pater, chiefly British

as in dads

a male human parent Pater had promised to pay for military school after third form

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Moms and dads across the country rallied Americans to contribute research donations.

— Adam Zimmerman, STAT, 11 Sep. 2026
The dads telling the dad who was thrown out to leave the beer.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

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The relationship between Xi and Zhang went back decades, extending not just to their childhoods but all the way back to their fathers, who were comrades in arms in China’s ferocious civil war.

— Jonathan A. Czin, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026
The victims were mothers and fathers, sons and daughters, husbands and wives, friends and coworkers.

— Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 Sep. 2026

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Everyone has heard of the ‘crazy cat lady,’ but cat daddies have their own cultural stereotypes.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026

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