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Synonyms
daddy, father, old man, pa, papa (also poppa), pater [chiefly British], pop, sire
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Since both Paul and Chris have other full-time jobs, their dad Dave, a realtor of 17 years, had been helping them out with it. — Hannah Kirby, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "CBD changed their mom's life, so these Greendale natives turned it into a business," 30 Aug. 2019 Your brothers – everybody from your dad all the way down to your brothers – have done time. — Melanie Laughman, Cincinnati.com, "Cincinnati high school football coaches: 'It gets to your soul, the things you see'," 28 Aug. 2019 Our recommendation is to give the patient the flu vaccine and all of the people in the family…Sometimes this is the first time a mom or dad has ever gotten the flu vaccine. — Natasha Lavender, SELF, "4 Doctors on the Frustration, Anxiety, and Fear of Treating Patients with Vaccine-Preventable Illnesses," 26 Aug. 2019 So far, the criminal side of the investigation has focused on my dad and on my mom’s friends as suspects, both of which ideas are absurd. — Alexa Díaz, latimes.com, "Huntington Beach woman missing in Inyo County as search enters fourth day," 15 July 2019 Born in Lebanon in 1964 to an English mom and a Chinese-Hawaiian dad, Keanu eventually settled in Canada with his family and began acting at the ripe old age of 9. — Aja Romano, Vox, "Keanu Reeves, explained," 16 Aug. 2019 The low-budget amateur works full-time for his dad, Gearld Denney of Ramona, at Denney Tree Service. — Ramona Sentinel, "Denney has high hopes of winning motorcycle contest," 15 Aug. 2019 Her dad, Charles, is a successful real estate developer; her maternal grandfather, Sir Jocelyn Stevens, was a publishing magnate; her grandmother, Janie Sheffield, was Princess Margaret’s lady-in-waiting. — Julia Felsenthal, Marie Claire, "Cara Delevingne Bares All," 13 Aug. 2019 Just a regular day at a fair for a dad who happens to be running for president and is very much in need of more attention. — Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, "Julián Castro works the Iowa State Fair, issues 'plan to disarm hate' after El Paso rampage," 9 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'dad.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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