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dad

noun

ˈdad

Definition of dad

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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Recent Examples of dad His dad also played during his younger years, representing his nation at youth level. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026 Knight had developed a private love of music as a child, only to be thrust into the spotlight in adolescence thanks in part to his dad’s connections. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026 Science Daily said that a 1982 study show that 43% of dads have never changed a diaper. — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 22 Oct. 2026 The Bachelorette alum Tyler Cameron is gearing up for his dad era. — Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dad

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Cassegrain is the company’s third-ever CEO, following his father and grandfather.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 20 Oct. 2026
Born in Los Angeles in 1954 to parents who hailed from Chicago, his father, Warren, founded a tape duplication service and later served as vice president of sales at Sussex Records, which produced acts like R&B crooner Bill Withers.

— Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026

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Still, there’s something to the earnestness with which the movie does finally have its daddy issues and its cetacean ones intersect.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
The world’s richest person, MAGA donor, chainsaw waver, baby daddy and would-be Mars colonizer takes a thrashing.

— Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026

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