Synonyms of dads

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• fathers
• daddies
• papas
• poppas
• pas
• sires
• pops
• paters
• old men
• stepfathers
• patriarchs
• father figures
• patresfamilias
• father images

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dads

One study, though, done at a hospital in Canada, found that dads are just as good as moms at detecting fever with their hands. —Daniel Engber, The Atlantic, 3 Jan. 2025

Back in Atlanta, the dads are holding things down. —Shelby Stewart, Essence, 23 Dec. 2024

Popular on Variety After winding up Gayle King’s birthday surprise, Williams got on the phone with Variety to talk about the song’s 60-year life as a perennial favorite of boyfriends, husbands, doting dads and presidents. —Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Dec. 2024

Most moms and dads consider the first few years of parenting to be among the hardest. —Gord Magill, Newsweek, 21 Dec. 2024

This is the question posed in a Reddit thread that has spurred a lot of conversation among new and been-there-done-that moms and dads. —Melissa Willets, Parents, 20 Dec. 2024

Procrastinating his one shopping task until the 11th hour, Howard spends Christmas Eve on a zany citywide hunt for the impossible-to-find Turbo Man action figure his son (Jake Lloyd) wants — and no amount of mall Santas, policemen or rival dads (Sinbad) can get in his way. —Skyler Caruso, People.com, 19 Dec. 2024

Hopefully both of Mel's remaining dads can find harmony moving forward. —Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024

Many shared their appreciation for what their dads have done for them in the past. —Raja Krishnamoorthi, Newsweek, 15 Dec. 2024