as in father
a male human parent
my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom
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The story is set in San Miguel de Allende in Mexico where Diego and his family used to vacation, and centers around tennis in part as a tribute to his dad, a former national tennis champion who met Diego's mom in college through the sport.
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
Mothers also take on 79% of daily jobs like cleaning and childcare, more than twice as much as dads (37%).
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 1 May 2025
The song kicks off with a two-handed tapping riff that inevitably evokes Wolfgang’s dad, the late Eddie Van Halen.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025
Raised in Greensboro, her dad was a professor of agriculture and agronomy at North Carolina A & T University while her mom was an elementary school teacher.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
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Lizz Schumer, People.com, 1 May 2025
Mothers also take on 79% of daily jobs like cleaning and childcare, more than twice as much as dads (37%).
—Hannah Nwoko, Parents, 1 May 2025
The song kicks off with a two-handed tapping riff that inevitably evokes Wolfgang’s dad, the late Eddie Van Halen.
—Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 1 May 2025
Raised in Greensboro, her dad was a professor of agriculture and agronomy at North Carolina A & T University while her mom was an elementary school teacher.
—Lisa Vernon Sparks, Charlotte Observer, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dad
Noun
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Their father, King George VI, had announced via radio broadcast that World War II was over in Europe after six years of fighting and the princesses joined him on the balcony of Buckingham Palace multiple times to greet the cheering crowds gathered below.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
9 May 2025
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McCall’s father had survived but suffered 30 per cent burns.—
Richard Sutcliffe,
New York Times,
9 May 2025
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In the corner a cluster of daddy longlegs were racing around in a panic.—
Lizz Schumer,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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Carter Michael Gaudreau — same middle name as his daddy.—
David Matthews,
New York Daily News,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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