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
Pappas’ flower shop was founded in 1921, and purchased by his dad in 2002.
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden II is doing his dad proud in his rookie season.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
The girl said her dad was taken to the Elmore County Jail in Mountain Home on Sunday, before law enforcement moved him to Utah on Monday.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
Hey all Some of you know that my dad worked for CBS News for decades.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
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Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Chargers tight end Oronde Gadsden II is doing his dad proud in his rookie season.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 25 Oct. 2025
The girl said her dad was taken to the Elmore County Jail in Mountain Home on Sunday, before law enforcement moved him to Utah on Monday.
—Sally Krutzig, Idaho Statesman, 24 Oct. 2025
Hey all Some of you know that my dad worked for CBS News for decades.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dad
Noun
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After the death of his addict father, Ethan heads back to see if there’s any money to be made from selling his home, intending to stay, only briefly, with his aunt Sarah, Metcalf’s character, a Brunhilde of the high prairie.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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When Aileen was 20 years old, the same year her father died, her older brother died of cancer, per Britannica.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Seeing all those pictures of him being a daddy.—
Johnny Dodd,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Last night at the BFI London Film Festival, the Swedish actor took it up another leather daddy notch.—
Anna Cafolla,
Vogue,
19 Oct. 2025
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 2 Nov. 2025.
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