father
noun
a man who begets offspring; a male parent.
Example Sentences
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The show’s big themes are personal, not political: identity, love, loss, fathers and sons, family freedom, connection and being “real.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026
"Much like the father in the story, my own dad... was an accountant, but he quit his job to grow tomatoes. So it kind of touches on both of our fathers," he told BBC Newsday.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
For example, among those aged 30 to 34, the death rate for Georgia fathers was 120 deaths per 100,000 men compared with 231 deaths per 100,000 among Georgia men who were not fathers.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 8, 2026
His lawyer arranged an audio call with Kashani, who is jailed in Isfahan but in another prison, to recite religious marriage vows before he died, with their fathers both giving permission.
From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026
“Uncles always seem like these guys who get to have all the cool stuff fathers never get to have.”
From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott
