Definition of dad
:father 1a
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Examples of dad in a Sentence
Her mom and dad both said she can't go.
my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom
Recent Examples of dad from the Web
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Last week, his dad moved him into college at Parsons in New York City.
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The American Idol alum and his wife Leyicet have welcomed their third child, the new dad of three announced Tuesday on Instagram.
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But even the best helicopter moms and dads have nothing on the burying beetle.
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September 3rd—Dads and daughters can enjoy a special day together.
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DriverX: Comedy-drama about a middle-age stay-at-home dad who begins working for a ride-share company to support his wife and two young daughters.
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That may partly have been some of the politics my dad had.
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Showrunner Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa also tweeted this photo of Jughead in a tank (and that beanie) hanging out in front of his dad’s trailer.
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On Friday nights when Decatur Central was playing on the road, John and his best friend, Andy Ware (Jim Ware’s son), waited for their dads to come home by lining up tiny plastic NFL helmets into formations and running plays.
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Origin and Etymology of dad
dad Synonyms
Synonyms
father, daddy, old man, pa, papa (also poppa), pater [chiefly British], pop, sireRelated Words
paterfamilias, patriarch; father figure, father image; stepfatherOther Anthropology Terms
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