'DAD' definitions:
Definition of 'dad'
(from WordNet)
Definition of 'Dad'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'dad'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abba,
- antediluvian,
- antique,
- back number,
- conservative,
- daddy,
- dodo,
- elder,
- father,
- fogy,
- fossil,
- foster father,
- fud,
- fuddy-duddy,
- genitor,
- governor,
- granny,
- has-been,
- longhair,
- matriarch,
- Methuselah,
- 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
Acronyms for 'dad'
From: V.E.R.A.
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