dad1
[dad]
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Origin of dad1
First recorded in 1490–1500; probably orig. nursery word
dad2
[dad]
- God (used in combination in mild oaths): dad-blamed; dad-gummed.
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Origin of dad2
First recorded in 1670–80; euphemism for God
dad3
[dad]
- a solid blow or knock.
- a large slice, lump, or portion.
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Origin of dad3
First recorded in 1710–20; probably variant of dab1
ḍad
[dahd]
- the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
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Origin of ḍad
From Arabic
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Examples from the Web for dad
Contemporary Examples
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.
Coffee Talk with Fred Armisen: On ‘Portlandia,’ Meeting Obama, and Taylor Swift’s GreatnessMarlow Stern
January 7, 2015
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.
Historical Examples
Don't mind him, dad—I know all about it, I tell you—I'll explain later to you.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
Dad and the mater both say the same now—they're more severe than I was.
The SpendersHarry Leon Wilson
And meantime, I'll run down to Dad's office, and have him back here in half an hour.
Within the LawMarvin Dana
"You'll see what we'll do next summer, Dad," she said cheerily.
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
We'll have a champagne supper, with cider for champagne, eh, dad?
ThoroughbredsW. A. Fraser
dad
- an informal word for father
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Word Origin
C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas
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Word Origin and History for dad
n.
recorded from c.1500, but probably much older, from child's speech, nearly universal and probably prehistoric (cf. Welsh tad, Irish daid, Czech, Latin, Greek tata, Lithuanian tete, Sanskrit tatah, all of the same meaning).
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