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paw (PAW) (noun)
The foot of an animal, especially a quadruped that has claws or nails: The dog injured its paw when it dug in the field where there was a piece of broken glass.
pa (PAW) (noun)
An informal or slang term for one's father: Jillian's pa was always there to help her whenever she needed him.

The dog was trained to lift its front paw to "shake hands" with Mildred's pa whenever he came home from work.