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dads

noun

plural of dad

as in fathers

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 dads Even today, dads of minors are overrepresented, while moms of minors are dramatically underrepresented in Congress, according to Vote Mama Foundation, which provides research and analysis on the political participation of mothers. — Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 This translated directly onto the grounds, which were swarmed by 45,000 attendees, comprising teenage girls, moms, dads and everyone in between. — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026 The California State Senate passed a bill Thursday to regulate potential toxins in diapers — a product moms, dads and caregivers may use up to 8,000 times before a child is potty-trained. — Sandee Lamotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026 The moms, dads, wives, husbands, daughters and sons whose lives were upended. — New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 2026 The storyline was inspired by Renna’s own experience meeting other dads at his own kids’ games. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 But the pilot is now out in the world and Hal Jordan — the most famous Green Lantern of DC Comics, played by one of the more beloved TV dads of our time, Friday Night Lights alum Kyle Chandler — is dead. — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Aug. 2026 As a lot of us descendants traveled to these meetings with our dads and sat at these meetings with our dads. — Debra Utacia Krol, AZCentral.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Chronic sleep deprivation raises the risk of high blood pressure, diabetes, weight gain and depression, and for moms and dads juggling night feedings, school runs and work, those risks stack up fast. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2026

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In Brothers, both McConaughey and Harrelson’s characters look back at their fathers’ legacies while also navigating being good fathers themselves.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 24 Aug. 2026
Other people are rarely the focus of blame in cases where fathers kill their children.

— Dr. Susan Hatters Friedman, Hartford Courant, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of fathers

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Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.

— Wilson Chapman, IndieWire, 12 June 2026
One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 13 May 2026

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