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 Definitions for dad: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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Dad \Dad\ (d[a^]d), n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid,
Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. ta`ta, te`tta, Skr.
t[=a]ta.]
Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.
[1913 Webster]
I was never so bethumped with words,
Since I first called my brother's father dad. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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dad
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pater,
pop]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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50 Moby Thesaurus words for "dad":
Methuselah, abba, antediluvian, antique, back number, conservative,
daddy, dodo, elder, father, fogy, fossil, foster father, fud,
fuddy-duddy, genitor, governor, granny, has-been, longhair,
matriarch, mid-Victorian, mossback, old believer, old crock,
old dodo, old fogy, old liner, old man, old poop, old woman,
old-timer, pa, pap, papa, pappy, pater, paterfamilias, patriarch,
pop, pops, reactionary, regular old fogy, relic, sire, square,
starets, stepfather, the old man, traditionalist
Virtual Entity of Relevant Acronyms (Version 1.9, June 2002)
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DAD
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