What words do people around here use for ‘father’ within the family?
| DAD | 725 |
| DADDY | 481 |
| POP | 311 |
| PAPA | 280 |
| FATHER | 181 |
| OLD MAN | 169 |
| PA | 120 |
| PAW | 100 |
| POPPA | 50 |
| PAPPY | 30 |
| PAP | 27 |
| POPS | 20 |
| THE OLD MAN | 20 |
| MY OLD MAN | 9 |
| POPPY | 7 |
| BOSS | 3 |
| PATER | 3 |
| (FIRST NAME) | 2 |
| DADA | 2 |
| HEAD OF THE HOUSE | 2 |
| OLD BOY | 2 |
| BIG MAN | 1 |
| BIG STUD | 1 |
| BOSS MAN | 1 |
| BREADWINNER | 1 |
| DA | 1 |
| DADDIO | 1 |
| END MAN | 1 |
| FAFA | 1 |
| GOVERNOR | 1 |
| GRAMPS | 1 |
| “HEY, BILL” | 1 |
| HOUSE HERR | 1 |
| JOHN-DEAR | 1 |
| OLD BEAR | 1 |
| OLD CUSS | 1 |
| OLD GENTLEMAN | 1 |
| OLD JOHNNY POP | 1 |
| PADRE | 1 |
| POPPO | 1 |
| POP-POP | 1 |
| POPSY | 1 |
| SIR | 1 |
| SIRE | 1 |
| SQUIRE | 1 |
| TAW-TUSH | 1 |
| THE PATRIARCH | 1 |
| VATER | 1 |
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