dad
[ ˈdad]
[ˈdad]
plural dads
: a male parent : father sense 1a My mom swam and played soccer, my dad surfed, and my brother played basketball.— Shannon Griggs Don't get me wrong, I'm a good dad who maintains a cheerful household and greets parenthood with a smile and an open heart.— Ron Harris Synonyms & Antonyms for dainty
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//Dan’s placed his demons in their mental lockboxes and hit the bottle hard, like dad.
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Tribune News Service, cleveland, "‘Doctor Sleep’ can’t escape ‘The Shining’: Tribune News Service film review," 6 Nov. 2019
//Both of their roles rely on interaction with Magic Kingdom guests and on groaner-level dad jokes.
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Dewayne Bevil, orlandosentinel.com, "Spiel appeal: Two Disney World cast members named top skippers," 6 Nov. 2019
//For instance, her daughter had been tutored for years by an engineer turned stay-at-home dad.
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Suzanne Cope, The Atlantic, "The Power of a Wealthy PTA," 5 Nov. 2019
//On tournament trips, as kids raised hell in the corridors of the hotel, the hockey dads and moms gathered around him at the bar and pumped him for insights and anecdotes, a prince among the plebes.
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Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "My Year of Concussions," 4 Nov. 2019
//Ryder’s mom, Amie, is a nurse, and dad Matt a firefighter, so his grandparents pick up Ryder and his younger brother Rhett after school a few days a week and take them to the farm.
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Karina Bland, azcentral, "Boy grows a 25.6-pound cabbage and wins a $1,000 prize," 3 Nov. 2019
//Obviously the love of the sport must run in the family: Archie's dad, Prince Harry is a big fan and even became patron of the Rugby Football Union in 2017.
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Lauren Hubbard, Town & Country, "Prince Harry Sent a Picture of Archie in an England Shirt to the English Rugby Team," 2 Nov. 2019
//Chip Gaines is fully embracing the role of being dad to a sweet toddler once again.
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Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, "Chip Gaines Captures How Every Parent Feels About Their Youngest: "No One Has to Tell Me How Fast He’ll Grow Up"," 31 Oct. 2019
//Coach Tinkle is obviously Tres’ dad, and Ethan and coach Thompson, very family oriented.
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oregonlive, "Meet the new Oregon State Beavers as they open the 2019-20 season Wednesday with an exhibition game," 22 Oct. 2019
First Known Use of dad
1533, in the meaning defined above
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More Synonyms and Antonyms ofdad
a male human parent
- my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom
More Definitions fordad
informal : a person's father