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dad
1[ dad ]
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: the most dad story ever.
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.
dad
2[ dad ]
interjection
- God (used in combination in mild oaths):
dad-blamed; dad-gummed.
dad
3[ dad ]
noun
- a solid blow or knock.
- a large slice, lump, or portion.
ḍad
4[ dahd ]
noun
- the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.
dad
/ dæd /
noun
- an informal word for father
Word History and Origins
Origin of dad1
Origin of dad2
Origin of dad4
Word History and Origins
Origin of dad1
Example Sentences
Kit impersonates her dad's voice: "Come on out!"
Baroness Golding said her dad told her of people at the camps who were "skin and bones with vacant eyes".
An average of £55,572 was given in loans and gifts by the so-called bank of mum and dad to buyers, it said.
"Then I interlocked arms with him so I knew he wouldn't go anywhere, I waved to my dad and started heading out."
Their dad, John, died unexpectedly 12 years ago.
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