dad

noun

ˈdad

plural dads

Synonyms of dad next

informal

: a male parent : father entry 1 sense 1

My mom swam and played soccer, my dad surfed, and my brother played basketball.—

Shannon Griggs

Don't get me wrong, I'm a good dad who maintains a cheerful household and greets parenthood with a smile and an open heart.—

Ron Harris

—often used as a name

When is Dad getting home?

Dad, can you give me a ride?

Examples of dad in a Sentence

Her mom and dad both said she can't go. my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom

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The apple of snooty mom Victoria's (Parker Posey) eye, who works the family finance business with his dad Timothy (Jason Isaacs), party-loving pool cretin Saxon is this season's poster boy for misguided masculinity. —

Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 19 Feb. 2025 Fang Di has spent her entire professional career repaying family debts, those incurred by both her factory-operating mom (Peng Jing) and Tian Tian’s drug-addict dad (Zhou You) back in Chongqing, city of copycat fashion and first-class hotpot. —

Peter Debruge, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025 With his dad working long hours, Stewart needed support after school. —

Hunter Patterson, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025 Neither Barajas nor his dad could remember for sure. —

Janie McCauley, Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025 See all Example Sentences for dad