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dad

1

[ dad ]

noun

  1. a person’s father or one’s father.
  2. a person who is corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be:

    He was being such a dad when he told that story.

  3. a term of endearment used to refer to a man or boy who is admired:

    A bunch of teens commented “HI DAD!” on the rapper’s post.



adjective

  1. corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be: the most dad story ever.

    a dad joke;

    the most dad story ever.

  2. handsome or stylish; amazing; to be admired:

    Those shoes are totally dad.

verb (used with object)

  1. to act as a father toward; act paternally toward:

    Stop dadding me about my grades!

  2. to refer to (an admired man or boy) as “dad”:

    My friends dad me whenever I look good.

verb (used without object)

  1. to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally:

    He dads like a champ.

  2. to refer to an admired man or boy as “dad”:

    They dad whenever a new photo pops up on their feeds.

dad

2

[ dad ]

interjection

, Informal.
  1. God (used in combination in mild oaths):

    dad-blamed; dad-gummed.

dad

3

[ dad ]

noun

, Scot. and North England.
  1. a solid blow or knock.
  2. a large slice, lump, or portion.

ḍad

4

[ dahd ]

noun

  1. the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

dad

/ dæd /

noun

  1. an informal word for father
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of dad1

First recorded in 1530–40; probably originally baby talk dah-dah

Origin of dad2

First recorded in 1670–80; euphemism for God; Gad 1( def )

Origin of dad3

First recorded in 1710–20; probably variant of dab 1

Origin of dad4

From Arabic
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Word History and Origins

Origin of dad1

C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas
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Example Sentences

My dad, he and I didn’t sit down and have those big, long talks that some dads do with their children, but it stuck with me, and I remembered him saying that.

From Ozy

She goes to war to save her dad, sure — but she also goes because she’s a tomboy who rejects traditional femininity.

From Vox

It has a 70-pound weight limit, so it’s off-limits for mom and dad but great for younger children.

I want my children to think the world of their dad the way Gianna Floyd thinks of hers.

From Fortune

It’s been stressful because I have to worry about still having to help my dad, I have to give him rent money every month, and then I still have to pay off this loan … and I don’t get that much of a check, you know.

My dad was a sailor, and all through my childhood he was away half of the time at sea, and to an extent I have a similar job.

His wife passed away and they had kids, and he wanted to focus on being a dad so he just stopped to raise his kids.

The fear of…Dad, of the war…yes, that…but something else…the fear that life is nor being lived right here now.

My dad had worked for a while as a ranch hand, and his “Open Road” was a remnant of those days.

The kids are out of school, Mom is out of get-up-and-go, Dad is out of work.

"Dad and Hans Rutter, as you know, weren't the sort of men to sit around and mourn over anything like that," she laughed.

When I told dad, sez I, 'Dad, did ever yer hear sech a thing uz gittin' up afore light to feed stock?'

He was one of Dad's tenants, a big purple-faced man, who drank a lot and never took much exercise.

Why, I coaxed even dad over to camp once and I've always wanted Helena to go.

I'd do anything for dad an' I guess if he thought I was gettin' discouraged he'd jest plum up an' quit.

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