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
Like a sloppy writer adding superfluous words, other jacket companies often add doo-dads to their jackets that look good in marketing materials but make no difference in the performance.
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Jakob Schiller, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
Moms and dads are always looking for different ways to keep their kids occupied.
—Mekialaya White, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Now that Davidson has joined the new dads club, parenthood has been a topic of conversation between the pals.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The relationships with their dads were not meant to be.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
But dads should do their due diligence to educate themselves and be supportive as well.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
My husband and a bunch of other dads are downtown right now at a huge protest.
—Anne McDonald, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
All Parents Welcome started with dads as the first focus vertical, with the aim of building support for more paths to parenthood over time.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
While tens of millions of Americans do support shutting down and securing our borders while rounding up dangerous criminals who have entered our nation illegally, many are also deeply troubled to see moms and dads being pulled out of a Home Depot or a Walmart in sight of their crying children.
—Douglas MacKinnon, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Jakob Schiller, Outside, 16 Feb. 2026
Moms and dads are always looking for different ways to keep their kids occupied.
—Mekialaya White, CBS News, 4 Feb. 2026
Now that Davidson has joined the new dads club, parenthood has been a topic of conversation between the pals.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The relationships with their dads were not meant to be.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 30 Jan. 2026
But dads should do their due diligence to educate themselves and be supportive as well.
—Christian Dashiell, Parents, 28 Jan. 2026
My husband and a bunch of other dads are downtown right now at a huge protest.
—Anne McDonald, Architectural Digest, 27 Jan. 2026
All Parents Welcome started with dads as the first focus vertical, with the aim of building support for more paths to parenthood over time.
—Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
While tens of millions of Americans do support shutting down and securing our borders while rounding up dangerous criminals who have entered our nation illegally, many are also deeply troubled to see moms and dads being pulled out of a Home Depot or a Walmart in sight of their crying children.
—Douglas MacKinnon, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dads
Noun
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Meanwhile, other fathers may ignore or hurt a litter’s weaker siblings.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
18 Feb. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 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 20 Feb. 2026.
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