Synonyms of dads

dads

noun

plural of dad

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fathers
• daddies
• papas
• pas
• sires
• pops
• paters
• old men
• patriarchs
• stepfathers
• father figures
• patresfamilias
• father images

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dads

He's got big plans for Season 3 Popular captions for the meme joke about male authority figures like dads and uncles ordering the viewer to do ludicrous tasks. — Owen Carry, USA Today, 5 Sep. 2026

In June, the Institute for Family Studies reported that today’s dads put in three times as many hours on housework and childcare as in the 1960s. — The Christian Science Monitor, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

The book claimed that Kiyosaki was raised by two dads — his real dad and a friend’s father. — Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026

This translated directly onto the grounds, which were swarmed by 45,000 attendees, comprising teenage girls, moms, dads and everyone in between. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026

The moms, dads, wives, husbands, daughters and sons whose lives were upended. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026

The storyline was inspired by Renna’s own experience meeting other dads at his own kids’ games. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

But the pilot is now out in the world and Hal Jordan — the most famous Green Lantern of DC Comics, played by one of the more beloved TV dads of our time, Friday Night Lights alum Kyle Chandler — is dead. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026