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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
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dad1
Origin of dad2
Origin of dad4
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of dad1
Example Sentences
"My dad had died of cancer and then, in the last 12 years, two of my brothers died of cancer. I thought it was the end."
"Even if I've dealt with four deaths in a day, I've been able to have a family say that it was great, that mum, dad, sister was at home where they wanted to be."
Lundes was about 7 when his dad was sent to prison, and his mom was left to raise him and his siblings in a cold garage in South Los Angeles.
Stephen, who attended the investiture along with his mum Joan and sisters Karen Murray and Christine Davies, said his dad's honour had been "a long time coming".
The paternity leave offer for new dads in the UK is "one of the worst in the developed world", according to a new report published this week.
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