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
However, the antique dealer’s dad (Grammer) makes a discovery that could have major ramifications.
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Erica Kahn was in Northern Arizona with her dad last August to take their annual pictures of the sky.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Two screenshots from the viral video showing Wood and her dad laughing.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
His dad came around to the idea of American football.
—Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
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Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 4 Aug. 2025
Erica Kahn was in Northern Arizona with her dad last August to take their annual pictures of the sky.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2025
Two screenshots from the viral video showing Wood and her dad laughing.
—Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Aug. 2025
His dad came around to the idea of American football.
—Noah Perkins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dad
Noun
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That August, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Zoë was asked about a TikTok of her father wearing leather pants and a mesh shirt as worked out at the gym.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Grief over losing her father for the second time and her husband Herbert (Christopher Jackson) pushing her away after his city council election loss could have driven Lisa into the arms of her hot co-worker, but that storyline seems to have been forgotten.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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According to Ohio State University, the most common types of spiders are daddy long-legs, wolf spiders, and crab spiders, which can be found in or around your home.—
Alex Perry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 July 2025
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Perhaps their strategy is to wait for all debts to be paid by Uncle Sam, who has no business being their SLIC daddy.—
Greg Maresca,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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