girl dad

American  

[gurl dad] / ˈgɜrl ˌdæd /

Also girldad

noun

1. a father of a daughter or daughters, especially one with only a daughter or daughters.

   He always thought he'd want a son, but now that he's a girl dad, he wouldn't change it for anything.

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Etymology

Origin of girl dad

First recorded in 2015–20

Example Sentences

“Being from a family of three girls and always being told you belong here and your opinion about this matters, we definitely had a blessing to have a very passionate girl dad, as they say.”

From Seattle Times

To Ms. Bryant, he was a doting “girl dad” with big dreams for their family, she said on Friday as she answered questions for the first time in a trial stemming from her lawsuit against Los Angeles County.

From New York Times

Baldwin, then a wide receiver who ended his career as the best in Seahawks history aside from Steve Largent, today proudly says, “I’m a girl dad!” with daughters ages 2 and 3, and serves as the CEO of Intellectual Ventures, a Bellevue-based company whose mission is stated as “creating software to empower better decisions and improved results for a stronger and healthier lifestyle.”

From Seattle Times

“As a proud ‘girl dad,’ I couldn’t be more thrilled to have the opportunity to explain to my two young daughters what this historic moment means to the African American community.

From Seattle Times

RELATED: I love being a Girl Dad: Who needs a son?

From Salon