father's 1730 ## dowd {dode}; or (shortened) dod {dode}; from an 
unused root meaning properly, to boil, i.e. (figuratively) to 
love; by implication, a love-token, lover, friend; specifically 
an uncle: -- (well-)beloved, {father's} brother, love, uncle. [ql

father's 1733 ## dowdah {do-daw'}; feminine of 1730; an aunt: -- 
aunt, {father's} sister, uncle's wife. [ql

 

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