父親
ちちおや · chichioya · JLPT N3 · noun
father
👨 父親 = father + parent: the parent who is the father
父 (chichi) means father on its own, and 親 (oya) means parent. Put together, chichioya is a slightly more formal way of saying father, often used when you talk about someone's dad. Its pair is 母親 (hahaoya), mother.