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noun Informal.

father.

Origin:
1490–1500; probably orig. nursery word

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Dad is always a great word to know.

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a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.

a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.

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Example Sentences

At dinner in a restaurant two years ago, my dad broke some unsettling news to my husband and me.

Many college students have bills that mom and dad don't pay.

When mom and dad are both working, a night at the movies might seem grand.

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At dinner in a restaurant two years ago, my dad broke some unsettling news to my husband and me.

Many college students have bills that mom and dad don't pay.

When mom and dad are both working, a night at the movies might seem grand.

But no one could accuse him of being an absentee dad.

But being a dutiful dad does have its evolutionary advantages.

Check out what quality time with dad means in the lion's den.

Your dad had it all back in the day- a boss ride, a stylish pad and the sweetest-sounding hi-fi.

Right now, she loves to sit at the piano with her dad.

Chimerism, in other words, might confuse a male who fathered one twin into thinking he is dad to both.

It's even more difficult when you suspect there may not be a dad.

My dad introduced my brother and me to their antics and would often.

My mother was, she was so scared and there was no way that my dad was going to be able to live there anymore.

His best chum has a mum who is an alcoholic and a dad who is interested only in the horses and his club.

We left after my dad went around the corner and paid the cop off.

Shelby helps her dad with the gators when they hatch.

My dad took a peculiar pleasure in fitting the maximum amount.

Dad brought home hundreds of black and white prints from that experience.

When my daughter was younger, she used to favor me over her dad.

Helpful tips for mom and dad on how to ease preschool jitters are provided.

Instead of talking to mom or dad or grandma or grandpa for free you have to pay for it today.

My dad is still alive but he never was the same since my mom's been gone.

Meanwhile, my dad who is a doctor thought it might be scabies.

Since my dad had to work, one of my aunts, who was.

Perhaps you remember your fifth-grade teacher pulling down a screen--or dad hanging a.

Dad knew everyone was named and he could tell you about each one.

My dad called this morning to tell me that my sister and brother-in-law's house burned to the ground last night.

The saddest part was when the mom and the dad lions were hunting and the three cubs were found by the wild buffaloes.

My mom and dad has always told us children the benefits of running and playing in the woods.

My job was to steer the truck between the rows of potato sacks while my dad and others loaded them on the truck.

Mom and dad can't help with this stuff if they have never experienced it themselves.

Erik is a high school football star and his dad has plans from him to join the pros one day.

The dad got shingles a few months later, after they were blown.

My dad deserves the honor for fighting for his country.

Our president is about half way between his dad and his mom.

Once the mating is over, the female is off, leaving dad to raise the kids.

My dad was diagnosed, and three years later, died from cancer.

Dad would scooop a handful of nickels into my waiting open palms.

His dad was relatively well off, so they were able to travel to visit his relatives in another country once every year or two.

Work with your mom or dad to help you figure out your water footprint, and then pledge to reduce it.

She heard me complain about the air freshener her dad has hanging under his rear view mirror.

When she turned one year old, her birthday gift from her dad was a pianola, which is similar to an accordion.

Her mom is a rat terrier and her dad is either a dachshund.

Dad doesn't let them go hungry, however-he hides food nearby, helping teach the pups to sniff out a snack.

Dad carries and-via specialized blood vessels-nourishes them in a small pouch until they emerge as fully functional baby pipefish.

Give to mom or dad to use to use at the grocery store in place of plastic.

One of the gods puts their dad into a coffin which then sinks into the ground.

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Dictionary.com Unabridged

interjection Informal.

God (used in combination in mild oaths): dad-blamed; dad-gummed.

Origin:
1670–80; euphemism for God

noun Scot. and North England.

a solid blow or knock.

a large slice, lump, or portion.

Origin:
1710–20; probably variant of dab¹

noun

the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin:
< Arabic

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Collins

World English Dictionary

dad (dæd)

—n
	an informal word for father

[C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas]

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Word Origin & History

dad

recorded from c.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).

American Heritage

Abbreviations & Acronyms

DAD

delayed after depolarization
Dogs Against Drugs

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