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Father's Day

American  

noun

  1. a day, usually the third Sunday in June, set aside in honor of fathers.


Father's Day British  

noun

  1. a day observed as a day in honour of fathers; in Britain the third Sunday in June

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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It comes out every year, and it’s the story about me talking about how terrible Father’s Day is.

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I used to hate Father’s Day, and now I hate Mother’s Day and I look forward to Father’s Day.

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Earlier this year, she honored McDermott with a Father’s Day post.

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“Happy Father’s Day to my baby daddy and rad co- parent,” she captioned a pair of family photos.

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“My son wrote a Father’s Day card at school for me,” Hit recalls.

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