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father
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a bit of how's your father (British & Australian, humorous)
sexual activity. Apparently he came home and discovered them having a bit of how's your father in the kitchen.
See also: bit

when someone was a (mere) twinkle in their father's eye (humorous)

at a time before someone was born. All this happened a very long time ago, when you were a mere twinkle in your father's eye.
See also: eye, was

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: The Impact of Fatherlessness on Black Women by Jonetta Rose Barras is a very insightful and empowering book that deals with black women who grow up without fathers.
``I think we have an epidemic of fatherlessness and we suffer from a lack of intimacy.
According to David Blankenhorn in his book, Fatherless America, fatherlessness constitutes the most harmful demographic trend and the source of our country's most urgent social problems including crime, adolescent pregnancy, child sexual abuse, and domestic violence against women.
 
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