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dad
1[dad]
noun
a person’s father or one’s father.
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.
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
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.
handsome or stylish; amazing; to be admired.
Those shoes are totally dad.
verb (used with object)
to act as a father toward; act paternally toward.
Stop dadding me about my grades!
to refer to (an admired man or boy) as “dad”.
My friends dad me whenever I look good.
verb (used without object)
to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally.
He dads like a champ.
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
God (used in combination in mild oaths).
dad-blamed; dad-gummed.
dad
3[dad]
noun
a solid blow or knock.
a large slice, lump, or portion.
ḍad
4[dahd]
noun
the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
dad
/ dæd /
noun
an informal word for father
Word History and Origins
Origin of dad1
Origin of dad2
Origin of dad4
Word History and Origins
Origin of dad1
Example Sentences
"It's the title my dad won and is my dream. I'm up on him with Eubank-Benn rivalry and now want that title."
"People who always seemed to dislike or hate him ended up growing to love him in the end. Like his dad," he added.
“For my husband in particular, he didn’t want to be a stay-at-home dad.”
“We are three extremely exhausted dads in our 30s,” replies the uptight one, “how epic could it be?”
When his dad’s balance from his personal allowance started to go over the limit, Murguia had to use it to buy things such as shampoo and body lotion.
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