DAD

dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop

(noun) an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

dad (plural dads)

(informal) A father, a male parent.

(familiar) Used to address one's father

Synonyms: dada, daddy, pa, Pa, papa, pop, , Pop, papá, papà, pappa, pater, paw

(slang) Used to address an older adult male

Synonyms: daddio, pop, pops

Etymology 2

Noun

dad (plural dads)

A lump or piece.

A blow; act of striking something.

Verb

dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded)

(transitive) To throw against something; to dash.

Anagrams

• AD&D, ADD, add, add.

Noun

DAD

(CD, media) A designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in digital but mixed in analog before being mastered to a digital medium; compare AAD, ADD, DDD.

(healthcare, medicine) Acronym of Diffuse Alveolar Damage.

Anagrams

• AD&D, ADD, add, add.

Proper noun

Dad

(informal) One's father.

Synonyms

• Daddy

• Father

Coordinate terms

• Mum

• Mom (North America)

• Mam (northern England)

Anagrams

• AD&D, ADD, add, add.

Source: Wiktionary


Dad, n. Etym: [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. , , Skr. tata.]

Definition: Father; -- a word sometimes used by children. I was never so bethumped withwords, Since I first called my brother's father dad. Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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