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
My husband, who has always been a stay-at-home dad, is now on Social Security and is home with me.
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Omaha's dad, David Lamm, says he was inspired by a documentary to rescue a Golden Retriever mix.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Redick held back tears when general manager Rob Pelinka presented him with the game ball in the locker room on March 31 and showed a video of Redick’s sons, Knox and Kai, congratulating their dad.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
My husband, who was always a stay-at-home dad, is now on Social Security and is home with me.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
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Abigail Van Buren, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
Omaha's dad, David Lamm, says he was inspired by a documentary to rescue a Golden Retriever mix.
—Rina Nakano, CBS News, 9 May 2026
Redick held back tears when general manager Rob Pelinka presented him with the game ball in the locker room on March 31 and showed a video of Redick’s sons, Knox and Kai, congratulating their dad.
—Los Angeles Times, 9 May 2026
My husband, who was always a stay-at-home dad, is now on Social Security and is home with me.
—Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 9 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dad
Noun
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In November 2025, the fathers told the court about their child’s birth and a day later, Uthmeier, the AG, began pushing his way into this case.—
Ann Marie Luft,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 May 2026
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Ahmed’s family of ten—the couple has seven children, and also cares for Ahmed’s elderly father—lives in two adjoining caravans made of metal sheets.—
Annie Hylton,
New Yorker,
14 May 2026
Noun
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Where else but the French Riviera could one first see Alexander Skarsgård becoming a dominant daddy in last year’s Pillion?—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
8 May 2026
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Cassie overcoming her daddy issues, leaving Nate, and being successful.—
Zoë Haylock,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Dad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dad. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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