as in fathers
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 dads
Its story of five girls — all navigating preteenagerdom under the stewardship of their tragically well-meaning white dads — stands firmly on its own legs, even staring down some of its progenitors.
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Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
During Family Week, moms and moms and dads and dads, dogs and strollers by their sides, fill the town’s main drag.
—Rostam, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Life of Dad is an extension of an initiative of the same name launched by Riles — an online community serving as the world’s largest for dads, with over 10 million followers across social media.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Now bring back the pitchers of draft beer for the dads.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Even the rhythms of the editing feel very 1990s, which no doubt help this appeal to older millennial dads nostalgic for their wilder years.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The dads have learned this the hard way.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 12 May 2026
And then moms and dads showed up and came to their kids’ rescues.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Shelby Van Pelt lives in Wheaton on an unassuming street, the sort without a gate at the entrance, or fleets of Teslas charging in the driveways, or gaggles of dads jogging in packs.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Sara Holdren, Vulture, 20 May 2026
During Family Week, moms and moms and dads and dads, dogs and strollers by their sides, fill the town’s main drag.
—Rostam, Rolling Stone, 19 May 2026
Life of Dad is an extension of an initiative of the same name launched by Riles — an online community serving as the world’s largest for dads, with over 10 million followers across social media.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Now bring back the pitchers of draft beer for the dads.
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Even the rhythms of the editing feel very 1990s, which no doubt help this appeal to older millennial dads nostalgic for their wilder years.
—Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2026
The dads have learned this the hard way.
—Natalie Escobar, NPR, 12 May 2026
And then moms and dads showed up and came to their kids’ rescues.
—ABC News, 3 May 2026
Shelby Van Pelt lives in Wheaton on an unassuming street, the sort without a gate at the entrance, or fleets of Teslas charging in the driveways, or gaggles of dads jogging in packs.
—Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dads
Noun
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Softness and even open expression of feelings between fathers and sons are not part of the male Circassian factory model.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
13 May 2026
Noun
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One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 2026
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The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Dads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dads. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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