Sentence:  For an instant John longed for the sound of the bells of Noyon-la-Sainte , the touch of his mother 's hand , the lilt of Charles 's voice in the square raftered rooms , his <WSD>father</WSD> 's bass tones rumbling to the canons , and the sight of the beloved bishop . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)