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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.
ḍa
4[ dahd ]
noun
- the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
dad
/ æ /
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
"I felt so good, I wanted to share that with my dad, my friends and family."
Shedeur, who has been branded a 'nepo baby', says having Deion as his dad has been advantageous to his football career as he has learned to deal with expectation and pressure from a young age.
Two dads whose daughters were killed at a dance class in Southport last year have told the BBC how their children will be with them in spirit as they run the London Marathon.
“They are using whatever legal means they have to do whatever they want to do. Whether I agree with it or not, I don’t care.... I’m not everybody’s dad.”
The 31-year-old has drunk "wine and tequila" from the famous old trophy, which has spent most of the year with his parents because "dad definitely consumes more wine than I do".
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