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dad
1[ dad ]
noun
- a person’s father or one’s father.
- a person who is corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be:
He was being such a dad when he told that story.
- a term of endearment used to refer to a man or boy who is admired:
A bunch of teens commented “HI DAD!” on the rapper’s post.
adjective
- corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be: the most dad story ever.
a dad joke;
the most dad story ever.
- handsome or stylish; amazing; to be admired:
Those shoes are totally dad.
verb (used with object)
- to act as a father toward; act paternally toward:
Stop dadding me about my grades!
- to refer to (an admired man or boy) as “dad”:
My friends dad me whenever I look good.
verb (used without object)
- to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally:
He dads like a champ.
- to refer to an admired man or boy as “dad”:
They dad whenever a new photo pops up on their feeds.
dad
2[ dad ]
interjection
- God (used in combination in mild oaths):
dad-blamed; dad-gummed.
dad
3[ dad ]
noun
- a solid blow or knock.
- a large slice, lump, or portion.
ḍa
4[ dahd ]
noun
- the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
dad
/ æ /
noun
- an informal word for father
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51Թ History and Origins
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Example Sentences
“I know my mom and dad were deeply in love with each other, but Mom and Bob have so much in common,” she said.
“I’m sorry, drama’s drama, and there’s a lot more drama in getting killed by your dad,” the “Real Time” host said.
Your mom, who’s Lakota and your dad, who’s white, raised you and your twin brother in Montana near Glacier National Park.
Patrick, a long-haired “brewery dad” in overalls, a Green Day T-shirt and Crocs, hopes to unleash his inner “punk rock god.”
She bought her family a Valentine’s Day lunch at Sizzler, treating her mom to the buffet and her dad to his favorite steak and shrimp dish.
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