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dad

1  [dad]
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–noun Informal.
father.
Origin:
1490–1500; prob. orig. nursery word
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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.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

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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Abbreviations & Acronyms
DAD

  1. delayed after depolarization

  2. Dogs Against Drugs

The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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