A History of Short Words

From the New York Times Crossword Puzzle

DAD

Fri, 30 May '25
Pops
Mon, 14 Apr '25
Papa
Mon, 17 Feb '25
Papa
Sun, 26 Jan '25
Many a school chaperone
Thu, 26 Dec '24
Pops
Thu, 22 Aug '24
41, to 43
Sat, 11 May '24
Pop back and forth?
Tue, 2 Apr '24
Stay-at-home ___
Thu, 29 Feb '24
___ jokes
Mon, 29 Jan '24
Family guy
Thu, 30 Mar '23
___ joke
Sat, 25 Feb '23
Many a scoutmaster
Thu, 22 Dec '22
June gift recipient
Mon, 12 Sep '22
"Dear old" family member
Wed, 7 Sep '22
June honoree
Mon, 22 Aug '22
Honoree on the third Sunday in June
Sat, 28 May '22
TV's "American ___"
Sat, 7 May '22
"I like telling ___ jokes. Sometimes he laughs!"
Mon, 28 Mar '22
Father
Sun, 20 Feb '22
"Old man"
Mon, 4 Jan '21
Mid-June honoree