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as in dad
a male human parent
the special relationship that exists between fathers and sons
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as in founder
a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor
Sir Isaac Newton is regarded by many as the father of modern science
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as in grandfather
a person who is several generations earlier in an individual's line of descent
our fathers founded this nation on the fundamental belief that no person is entitled to rule by divine right
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as in Lord
capitalized
the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe
let us ask humbly for the blessings of our Father in heaven
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Recent Examples of father
Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
The winning flavor was submitted by Paula George from Sapulpa, Oklahoma, and was inspired by her late father’s sandwich recipe.
—Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
The study, however, was only able to show that a Jefferson family member, not Jefferson specifically, fathered Eston Hemings.
—Evan Mealins, Nashville Tennessean, 24 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Sharif stays behind, his boy Salim crying as the car drives away, separating father and son.
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The seven-episode miniseries follows four sisters who suspect that their father might be having an affair — and might also have fathered a child with the other woman.
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And Natalie is still justifiably concerned about her dad, calling him up during his night from hell and getting no information from him.—
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Like his character on the show, Brown is a girl dad.—
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Fragrance stacking, also known as layering means mixing scents to create your own custom blend according to Almira Armstrong, founder of Lumira.—
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Peter Johnson is the founder of Archway Defense, a company that has trained state, local and federal law enforcement in firearms for the past decade.—
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The gift is fitting, not just because Farley runs Ford, but his maternal grandfather, Emmet Tracy, was an early Ford employee who built Model T's.—
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In 1993, Tom and his wife, Cathy, welcomed a son, making Knotts a grandfather for the first time.—
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Kiko sired two calves, with a third due early this year.—
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The Gallant Fox — named for the 1930 winner and the only Triple Crown champion to sire another Triple Crown champion — is Peake’s recommendation.—
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Ares, while Alexander Skarsgård promoted his BDSM rom-com Pillion by going full leather daddy—including a pair of thigh-high leather Saint Laurent boots.—
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And my daddy would go in and talk awhile.—
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While the fifth season of Organized Crime airs on NBC this fall, Meloni is also working on a new show from This Is Us creator Dan Folgelman.—
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Millie Bobby Brown, Noah Schnapp, Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo and Jamie Campbell Bower joined creators Ross and Matt Duffer and executive producer Shawn Levy for a conversation in Hollywood after awards voters were given an early look at the first episode of the new season.—
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In October 2024, the lab firm used genealogical mapping, in which unidentified DNA is traced to relatives and ancestors to produce a more precise genetic profile and possible identity, to point to Contreras, according to the affidavit.—
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Over ten million years ago, long before the human species existed, our hominid ancestors adapted to metabolize alcohol.—
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In the newsletter era, each and every publication spawns a community unto itself.—
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The mayor’s roots from his mother’s side is from post-independent India while his father’s side goes back to undivided British India, an entity that spawned three separate countries in the post war era including two, India and Pakistan, that have been continually at war since their birth.—
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“Father.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/father. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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