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dad

1  [dad]
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–noun Informal.
father.
Origin:
1490–1500; prob. orig. nursery word

dad

2  [dad]
–interjection Informal.
God (used in combination in mild oaths): dad-blamed; dad-gummed.
Origin:
1670–80; euphemism for God

dad

3  [dad]
–noun Scot. and North England.
1. a solid blow or knock.
2. a large slice, lump, or portion.
Origin:
1710–20; prob. var. of dab 1

ḍad

  [dahd]
–noun
the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
Origin:
< Ar
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dad   (dād)   
n.   Informal
A father.

[Of baby-talk origin.]
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Dad

Dad\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. ?, ?, Skr. t[=a]ta.] Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.

I was never so bethumped withwords, Since I first called my brother's father dad. --Shak.
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Language Translation for : dad
Spanish: papá,
German: der Papa,
Japanese: お父ちゃん
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dad 
recorded from 1500, but probably much older, from child's speech, nearly universal and probably prehistoric (cf. Welsh tad, Ir. daid, Czech, L., Gk. tata, Lith. tete, Skt. tatah all of the same meaning). Daddylonglegs is from 1814; daddy-o is first recorded 1949, from bop talk.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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DAD
  1. delayed after depolarization
  2. Dogs Against Drugs
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