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
Moms and dads, bussed over from Rikers Island in chains, are uncuffed upon arrival at the museum and reunited with their kids for a rare, emotional and often bittersweet visit outside prison walls.
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
These dads are back raising little chicks well after many parents have embraced the empty nest!
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Some dads simply refuse to even do the dance, so points to Gracie’s dad for being game.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
In moments like those, the twins’ individual personalities are on full display—and sometimes the twins exhibit personality traits that the dads know and see in themselves.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.
—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
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
Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
These dads are back raising little chicks well after many parents have embraced the empty nest!
—Anya Leon, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026
Some dads simply refuse to even do the dance, so points to Gracie’s dad for being game.
—Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 10 Apr. 2026
In moments like those, the twins’ individual personalities are on full display—and sometimes the twins exhibit personality traits that the dads know and see in themselves.
—Sierra Leone Starks, Parents, 2 Apr. 2026
Eckert instructed the dads and sons to run a few hundred yards with kettlebells, sledgehammers, and sandbags, then to smash open the sandbags.
—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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dads
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Harry closed his Movember appearance with a message to fathers about mental health and the realities of parenthood.—
Megan Hustwaite,
PEOPLE,
15 Apr. 2026
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Five fathers, including Mendez’s father, Gonzalo, who led the effort, filed the lawsuit in 1945 against school districts in Westminster, Garden Grove, Santa Ana and El Modena, which today falls under the Orange Unified School District.—
Victoria Le,
Oc Register,
14 Apr. 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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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 23 Apr. 2026.
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