den father

American  

noun

1. (in the Boy Scouts) a man who serves as an adult leader or supervisor of a cub scout den.

2. Informal. a man who serves as an adviser or protector to a group of people.

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Example Sentences

We lived there at father's marster's place till most of de chillun wus 'bout grown, den father bought a place in Franklin County from Mr. Jack Griffin.

From Slave Narratives: a Folk History of Slavery in the United States From Interviews with Former Slaves, North Carolina Narratives, Part 2 by Work Projects Administration