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

There were a bunch of kids in line, and many dads or older brothers who were interested in seeing him (autographs were for 12 and under only). — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 18 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

As a lot of us descendants traveled to these meetings with our dads and sat at these meetings with our dads. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Chronic sleep deprivation raises the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, weight gain and depression, and for moms and dads juggling night feedings, school runs and work, those risks stack up fast. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

Our dads are so supportive and down to earth, and that plays a huge part in us not being out of our minds. — Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Hair braiding 101 Armed with a glass of cold liquid courage and an arsenal of hair elastics and barrettes, dads paired up with one of Strands Aveda’s stylists to learn their daughter’s hairstyle of choice. — Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 6 Aug. 2026

This all may be true, but sometimes moms and dads just need to let their baby birds leave the nest. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 6 Aug. 2026

Zoë Kravitz and John David Washington have been friends for decades as their dads — Lenny Kravitz and Denzel Washington — are close. — Audrey Schmidt, PEOPLE, 6 Aug. 2026