patresfamilias

noun

plural of paterfamilias
as in patriarchs

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  1. patriarchs
  2. dads
  3. father figures
  4. old men
Noun
  • Sometimes finding the right trees can be an adventure, hiking into forests and mountains to find the oldest trees, patriarchs that hold centuries of information.
    — Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 28 June 2026
  • Instead, Reynolds observes that these sober men bore little resemblance to the roistering patriarchs of the remote plantations.
    — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026
Definition of patriarchs
Noun
  • This includes more than 200 moms, dads, Democrats and Republicans.
    — Madeline Mitchell, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • Depressed dads are more prone to expressing aggravation, annoyance or even rage, Daniel Singley, a psychologist who founded a therapy center for men, said to the Times.
    — Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 27 June 2026
Definition of dads
Noun
  • The momager, 70, marked the holiday on Sunday, June 21, by sharing a sweet photo collage featuring all the father figures in her life.
    — Clare Fisher, PEOPLE, 22 June 2026
  • Happy Father’s Day weekend to all of the fathers and father figures (but not in a George Michael way).
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 19 June 2026
Definition of father figures
Noun
  • The way Luke is handling the love triangle with Joy and Gen makes Nathan and Joe look like sage old men.
    — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 30 June 2026
  • One of the 20-year-old men was shot in the chest and pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 30 June 2026
Definition of old men
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