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dad

1

[ dad ]

noun

  1. a person鈥檚 father or one鈥檚 father.
  2. 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.

  3. a term of endearment used to refer to a man or boy who is admired:

    A bunch of teens commented 鈥淗I DAD!鈥 on the rapper鈥檚 post.



adjective

  1. 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.

  2. handsome or stylish; amazing; to be admired:

    Those shoes are totally dad.

verb (used with object)

  1. to act as a father toward; act paternally toward:

    Stop dadding me about my grades!

  2. to refer to (an admired man or boy) as 鈥渄ad鈥:

    My friends dad me whenever I look good.

verb (used without object)

  1. to perform the tasks or duties of a male parent; act paternally:

    He dads like a champ.

  2. to refer to an admired man or boy as 鈥渄ad鈥:

    They dad whenever a new photo pops up on their feeds.

dad

2

[ dad ]

interjection

Informal.
  1. God (used in combination in mild oaths):

    dad-blamed; dad-gummed.

dad

3

[ dad ]

noun

Scot. and North England.
  1. a solid blow or knock.
  2. a large slice, lump, or portion.

岣峚诲

4

[ dahd ]

noun

  1. the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet.

dad

/ 诲忙诲 /

noun

  1. an informal word for father
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dad1

First recorded in 1530鈥40; probably originally baby talk dah-dah

Origin of dad2

First recorded in 1670鈥80; euphemism for God; Gad 1( def )

Origin of dad3

First recorded in 1710鈥20; probably variant of dab 1

Origin of dad4

From Arabic
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of dad1

C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas
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He followed that up two months later with another hat-trick in a 4-1 win at Newcastle, one of his dad's former clubs.

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"My dad sent my photo off without telling me and I ended up getting into the final," she told the Express newspaper.

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It was at that point George's dad hired a goalkeeper as well as a personal coach, David 'Guru' Sobers, to raise his game alongside his work at Chelsea.

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Asked about how his wife got on with his parents, Don and Gail Patterson, Mr Patterson said: "She especially got on with dad. They shared a love of knowledge and learning in the world."

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On Wednesday, Murs shared a photo of a Daily Mail article dissecting his transformation from having a "huggable dad bod" to a more muscular physique.

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