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- [dad]
- /dæd/
- /dæd/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [dad]
- /dæd/
Definitions of dad word
- countable noun dad Your dad is your father. You can call your dad 'Dad'. 3
- noun dad father 3
- noun dad the 15th letter of the Arabic alphabet. 1
- noun dad One's father. 1
- noun dad (Informal) A father, a male parent. 0
- noun dad (familiar) Used to address one's father. 0
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Origin of dad
First appearance:
before 1490 One of the 26% oldest English words
First recorded in 1490-1500; probably orig. nursery word
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dad
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dad popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 86% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dad usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dad
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