dad

noun

ˈdad How to pronounce dad (audio)
Definition of dadnext
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 The coming-of-age series stars Annie and Connor, adopted twins raised by a single dad in New York. — Leigh Nordstrom, Footwear News, 30 July 2026 My daddy’s house is down the road from the studio, because that studio is on my dad’s land. — Ivie Ani, VIBE.com, 30 July 2026 Her dad’s work relocated to Hawaii, and that’s where she was introduced to big waves and women like herself who wanted to be included in contests. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 30 July 2026 Romo Vega first learned about the Texas heat while visiting his dad's construction sites. — Erin Jones, CBS News, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for dad
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  • Nessie is a native Londoner born to a Singaporean mother and an Egyptian father.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 22 July 2026
  • As someone who fed on emotion and belonging throughout his career, Keegan had always felt the pull of Newcastle United, the club of his father.
    — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026
Definition of father
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  • That had come out somewhere in between the baby drama and the daddy-ramming drama.
    — Byron Hurd, The Drive, 23 July 2026
  • But the scene-stealer is Froseth’s hungry-eyed striver, a comic sexpot with her own Marilyn Monroe-esque daddy issues.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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