10
patriarch(noun, head)
9
dad(noun, person, individual, relative, father)
9
sire(noun, relative, author, paternity)
6
father(noun, paternity, householder)
4
Patriarch
4
master
4
old man
4
papa(noun, paternity)
3
abba(noun, paternity)
3
genitor
3
parent(noun, paternity)
3
pater
2
ancestor(noun, relative, author, paternity)
2
boss
2
chief
2
daddy
2
elder
2
forebearer(noun, predecessor)
2
governor
2
grandfather(noun, paternity)
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