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dad

noun

ˈdad

Definition of dad

as in father

a male human parent my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom

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Recent Examples of dad The cardamom banana pudding was inspired by the cardamom tea his dad drinks before bed. — Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026 Scott is perfect in his role as the broken dad who, after losing his wife, now faces losing his only son, and is bound and determined to find him no matter what. — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 27 Aug. 2026 Ella is about to graduate from high school and has had a difficult home life and relationship with her dad and stepmother. — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026 The middle child of three, Oteri was raised in a working-class suburb of Philly by her mom after her dad left when Oteri was in first grade. — Eileen Finan, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for dad

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Nuclear Children follows 18-year-old Isla Sparrow who, after the death of her father in a submarine accident, hopes to escape her grieving family and flee to university.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
In the story, Ejva inherits her father’s reindeer herd following his sudden death.

— Marta Balaga, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

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Yet these survivors are so hard-wired to be fearful of their neighbors that Hig and Cima’s rusty, tentative flirtation takes place under the gaze of her daddy’s gun, a heck of a chaperone.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
At this early juncture, the O’Hare Flyer needs a Chicago train daddy, to borrow the moniker famously given to the British transit executive Andy Byford, who now is leading the overhaul of New York’s Penn Station.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026

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