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"father" is also used as a crossword clue. If that's what you saw, the answer is often papa (4 letters).
Definitions
A male parent or man who raises a child.
Word origin
Inherited from Middle English fader, from Old English fæder, from Proto-West Germanic *fader, from Proto-Germanic *fadēr, from Proto-Indo-European *ph₂tḗr, from possibly *peh₂- + *-tḗr. Doublet of ayr, faeder, athair, padre, pater, and père.
Used in a sentence
“My father was a strong influence on me.”
“The Pꝛouerbes of Solomon: A wiſe ſonne maketh a glad father: but a fooliſh sonne is the heauineſſe of his mother.”
“Ah, but how beautiful (my baby boy) is! And he is mine, mine for ever. Even if he hates me he will be mine. He cannot help it, he is made out of me; I am his father.”
Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0
Used as a crossword answer5 curated clues
01“Dad”6 letters
02“Dad in a family”6 letters
03“Dad, formally”6 letters
04“Family dad”6 letters
05“Male parent”6 letters
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