dad

dad

noun \ˈdad\

Definition of DAD

: father 1a

Examples of DAD

1. Her mom and dad both said she can't go.
2. <my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom>

Origin of DAD

probably baby talk

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to DAD

Synonyms: father, daddy, old man, pa, papa (also poppa), pater [chiefly British], pop, sire

Related Words: paterfamilias, patriarch; father figure, father image; stepfather

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Other Anthropology Terms

ectomorph, ethnography, prehistory, yurt

Rhymes with DAD

ad, add, bad, brad, cad, chad, Chad, clad, fad, gad, Gad, glad, grad, lad, mad, pad, plaid, rad, sad, scad, shad, tad, trad