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
Besides, why don’t dads ever get labeled?
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Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
The dads and sons hustled to a nearby dirt patch.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Since becoming a parent, Jodi Lillis thinks a lot about other moms and dads without accommodating jobs or the resources to pay for daily child care and summer camps.
—Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
In one of the first of many No Kings rallies throughout metro Detroit, more than 100 people — including retirees, moms, dads, political candidates, young kids, and even a dog — lined both sides of Orchard Lake in West Bloomfield to protest.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026
And as any major dude will tell you, dads love a certain windswept genre of music and can list off the full credits for every member of Toto.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The collaboration brings together Yellowcard — all of whom are dads with Blippi fans in their families — with one of the biggest names in children’s entertainment.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The bar for dads is on the floor.
—CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Melissa Willets, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
The dads and sons hustled to a nearby dirt patch.
—Charles Bethea, New Yorker, 30 Mar. 2026
Since becoming a parent, Jodi Lillis thinks a lot about other moms and dads without accommodating jobs or the resources to pay for daily child care and summer camps.
—Shay Castle, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026
In one of the first of many No Kings rallies throughout metro Detroit, more than 100 people — including retirees, moms, dads, political candidates, young kids, and even a dog — lined both sides of Orchard Lake in West Bloomfield to protest.
—Frank Witsil, Freep.com, 28 Mar. 2026
And as any major dude will tell you, dads love a certain windswept genre of music and can list off the full credits for every member of Toto.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2026
The collaboration brings together Yellowcard — all of whom are dads with Blippi fans in their families — with one of the biggest names in children’s entertainment.
—Annie Harrigan, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
The bar for dads is on the floor.
—CNN Money, 25 Mar. 2026
Transcription’s third section, in certain respects a distorted mirror of the first, is somehow even more about dads and Apple products.
—Hannah Gold, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dads
Noun
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Our Revolutionary fathers were influenced by the Bible, particularly as Scripture was interpreted through British common law.—
James O. Cunningham,
The Orlando Sentinel,
2 Apr. 2026
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Tisch and John Mara have functioned as the Giants franchise’s controlling owners for their respective families since the passing of their fathers, Bob Tisch and Wellington Mara, in 2005.—
Pat Leonard,
New York Daily News,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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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Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Dads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dads. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.
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