This is the 388th most frequent Catalan word.
pare
"Pare" in Catalan means "father" in English.
Here, 'pare' is used to refer to 'the father' as a subject in the sentence.
El pare em va ensenyar a anar en bicicleta.
The father taught me how to ride a bike.
In this sentence, 'pare' denotes 'the father' in the possessive form, indicating the father of a specified group, the speaker's friends in this case.
Vaig veure el pare dels meus amics al parc.
I saw the father of my friends at the park.
Here, 'pare' is part of the expression 'dia del pare', referring to a specific commemorative day for fathers.