dad

[ dad ]

/ dæd /

Informal.

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noun

a person’s father or one’s father.

a person who is corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be: He was being such a dad when he told that story.

a term of endearment used to refer to a man or boy who is admired: A bunch of teens commented “HI DAD!” on the rapper’s post.

adjective

corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be: a dad joke;the most dad story ever.

handsome or stylish; amazing; to be admired: Those shoes are totally dad.

verb (used with object)

to act as a father toward; act paternally toward: Stop dadding me about my grades!

to refer to (an admired man or boy) as “dad”: My friends dad me whenever I look good.

verb (used without object)

to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally: He dads like a champ.

to refer to an admired man or boy as “dad”: They dad whenever a new photo pops up on their feeds.

Origin of dad

First recorded in 1530–40; probably originally baby talk dah-dah

Definition for dad (2 of 4)

dad²

[ dad ]

/ dæd /

interjection Informal.

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

Origin of dad

First recorded in 1670–80; euphemism for God; see also Gad¹

Definition for dad (3 of 4)

dad³

[ dad ]

/ dæd /

noun Scot. and North England.

a solid blow or knock.

a large slice, lump, or portion.

Origin of dad

First recorded in 1710–20; probably variant of dab¹

Definition for dad (4 of 4)

ḍad

[ dahd ]

/ dɑd /

noun

the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

Origin of ḍad

From Arabic

British Dictionary definitions for dad

dad

/ (dæd) /

noun

an informal word for father

Word Origin for dad

C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas

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单词	dad
释义	dad ¹ [ dad ] / dæd / Informal. SEE SYNONYMS FOR dad ON THESAURUS.COM noun a person’s father or one’s father. a person who is corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be: He was being such a dad when he told that story. a term of endearment used to refer to a man or boy who is admired: A bunch of teens commented “HI DAD!” on the rapper’s post. adjective corny or embarrassing in the way that a father figure might be: a dad joke;the most dad story ever. handsome or stylish; amazing; to be admired: Those shoes are totally dad. verb (used with object) to act as a father toward; act paternally toward: Stop dadding me about my grades! to refer to (an admired man or boy) as “dad”: My friends dad me whenever I look good. verb (used without object) to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally: He dads like a champ. to refer to an admired man or boy as “dad”: They dad whenever a new photo pops up on their feeds. Origin of dad ¹ First recorded in 1530–40; probably originally baby talk dah-dah Definition for dad (2 of 4) dad² [ dad ] / dæd / interjection Informal. God (used in combination in mild oaths): dad-blamed; dad-gummed. Origin of dad ² First recorded in 1670–80; euphemism for God; see also Gad¹ Definition for dad (3 of 4) dad³ [ dad ] / dæd / noun Scot. and North England. a solid blow or knock. a large slice, lump, or portion. Origin of dad ³ First recorded in 1710–20; probably variant of dab¹ Definition for dad (4 of 4) ḍad [ dahd ] / dɑd / noun the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet. Origin of ḍad From Arabic Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 British Dictionary definitions for dad dad / (dæd) / noun an informal word for father Word Origin for dad C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to dad papa, old man, parent, pop, daddy, pa, pappy
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dad

noun

adjective

verb (used with object)

verb (used without object)

Origin of dad

Definition for dad (2 of 4)

interjection Informal.

Origin of dad

Definition for dad (3 of 4)

noun Scot. and North England.

Origin of dad

Definition for dad (4 of 4)

noun

Origin of ḍad

British Dictionary definitions for dad

noun

Word Origin for dad

Words related to dad