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Synonyms for dad

Most common

old man father papa pappy

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Noun

1. Father — A father, a male parent

father, daddy informal, papa, old man, pa, pappy, papa bear informal, pop US, patriarch, pater formal, ould fella informal IE, pops informal US, pap, paw, knocker-upper, da da, daddy-o informal dated, governor informal dated, sire dated

Definitions

  1. n. 1

    A father, a male parent.

    His dad was always there for him.

Related words

Word family
dadhood dadless dadlike dadly dadness daddy
Phrases
ballet dad bonus dad dad shower seahorse dad soccer dad
Other spellings
daad zad

Forms

Plural
dads → fathers, daddies, papas, pappies…

Example sentences

  • father You look the way your father did thirty years ago.
  • papa At Papa South, you can eat delicious homestyle food.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
dadrising
fatherrising
paparising
pappyrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

2 letters
pa1
3 letters
pop1, paw1, pap1
4 letters
papa2, pops1, sire2
5 letters
daddy2, pappy, pater2
6 letters
father2
8 letters
governor3
9 letters
patriarch3

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (papa2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
papa
Italiano
papà
Español
papá
Deutsch
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