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How to pronounce dad in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
Type of begetter, father, male parent

Examples of dad

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David Smith says his dad was bound and needed several stitches after the ordeal.
From the bostonherald.com
She loses Stack, gains a dad and, by the end, ditches the glowering for glowing.
From the time.com
Like the father Jae-P raps about, Andrea's dad gave her the chance he never had.
From the freep.com
My dad, because he lives out of the state and I don't get to see him that often.
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Dad took the sports page out first so his kids would read the rest of the paper.
From the thenewstribune.com
The two most loving dads can never be a mom, nor the two most loving moms a dad.
From the dailyherald.com
My dad is a family doctor, so a lot of times I look at things through that lens.
From the time.com
Their using you and your dad and everyone else so they can cling to their power.
From the forbes.com
He said he had about ten dollars and sometimes his dad gives him a little money.
From the sacbee.com
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  • An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
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  • A father is defined as a male parent of any type of offspring. The adjective "paternal" refers to father, parallel to "maternal" for mother.
  • Dad is the second studio album by the Christian alternative rock band Breakfast with Amy, released in 1991. Produced by the band at Casbah Studios in Fullerton, CA, Dad was the group's second studio album and first studio release with new label Blonde Vinyl Records. ...
  • "Dad" is episode 10 of season 3 in the television show Angel. After Darla sacrifices herself to save her baby, Angel takes the newborn back to the hotel where he tries to figure out how to be a good father. ...
  • One year before taking on a real drummer and the name the Grifters, Tripp Lamkins, David Shouse and Scott Taylor played and performed under the name 'A Band Called Bud'. ...
  • Dad is a 1989 comedy-drama film based on William Wharton's novel of the same name. The film stars Jack Lemmon, Ted Danson, Olympia Dukakis, Kevin Spacey and Ethan Hawke, and was written and directed by Gary David Goldberg. The original music score was composed by James Horner. ...
  • "Dad" is the title of a so-called "lost episode" of the British science fiction comedy television series, Red Dwarf. The planned first episode of the show's third series, Dad was never filmed or even fully scripted: writers Rob Grant and Doug Naylor abandoned it halfway through writing it. ...
  • Dad is a BBC1 sitcom that ran for 13 episodes (each 30 minutes long) over two series and a Christmas special. ...