Dad
noun
A male parent.
My dad is coming to pick me up from school.
Often appears as...
- my dad
- dad’s house
noun
A term used affectionately to address an older man.
Hey dad, could you lend me your pen?
Often appears as...
- hey dad
- dad can you
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A way to describe someone who is acting in a paternal or protective way.
He’s really taken on the dad role in the group.
Often appears as...
- dad role
- dad figure
noun
A male parent.
My dad is coming to pick me up from school.
Often appears as...
- my dad
- dad’s house
noun
A term used affectionately to address an older man.
Hey dad, could you lend me your pen?
Often appears as...
- hey dad
- dad can you
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A way to describe someone who is acting in a paternal or protective way.
He’s really taken on the dad role in the group.
Often appears as...
- dad role
- dad figure
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Bond
Refers to the close relationship between a child and their father.
I’m going to the park with my dad.
Pro Tip 2/3Family Title
Used to specify a particular person in your family.
Is that your dad over there?
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
Can imply a figure of authority or discipline within a family.
Dad said I can’t go out tonight.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Bond
Refers to the close relationship between a child and their father.
I’m going to the park with my dad.
Pro Tip 2/3Family Title
Used to specify a particular person in your family.
Is that your dad over there?
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
Can imply a figure of authority or discipline within a family.
Dad said I can’t go out tonight.
Pro Tip 1/3Emotional Bond
Refers to the close relationship between a child and their father.
I’m going to the park with my dad.
Pro Tip 2/3Family Title
Used to specify a particular person in your family.
Is that your dad over there?
Pro Tip 3/3Authority Figure
Can imply a figure of authority or discipline within a family.
Dad said I can’t go out tonight.
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How Mendel's pea plants...
and the green homozygous pea dad will give a green-recessive allele. So all the pea kids will be yellow heterozygous. Then, in the second generation, where the two heterozygous kids marry, their babies could have any of the three possible genotypes, showing the two possible phenotypes in a three-to-one proportion. But even peas have a lot of characteristics.
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Drew Dudley: Everyday...
and I looked around and just knew I couldn't do it; I wasn't ready. I knew I had to quit. I made that decision and as soon as I made it, an incredible feeling of peace came over me. I turned to my mom and dad to tell them we needed to go home, and at that moment, you came out of the student union building wearing the stupidest hat I've ever seen in my life."
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Open Wide! A Capuchin...
couldn't we have gone to the sea life center yeah it's indoors and i could have seen my dad yes sir it's rubbish here who wants to learn about rock pools anyway they are well boring fine let's go then i can't take the constant crabbiness these are our future now that is a scary thought isn't it right getting to lying you lot so i can
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The networked beauty of...
maybe from drought or shade, the more the mother tree sends to them. It's kind of like in your families, where if you're kind of stressed out, mom and dad kick in and help you out a bit more, right? Well, it's the same in forests. The other thing that we've recently discovered
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How math saved my life PIPE...
and you know how kids sometimes see right to the core of a problem she said dad that's impossible how do you make a circle with rectangles and it was like a door in my mind that I had never opened opened up and I walked through it and realized you can't you can make the
Video examples
Filming The World's...
hear that deep lovely noise and partly you feel it and going through your body the the dad does all the parental care which is maybe quite surprising to some people and what i wanted to show with that was
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How to speak monkey: The...
alerting her parents to help her. Her dad makes his way towards the ball of rolling fur and her brother stops. Shakira shakes herself and scratches herself to get the hair on her head back in place.
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The Rise of the Cali...
He wanted to fulfill his dream with my dad, because he wanted my dad to be a lawyer. And that's why I wanted to be a lawyer. I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family.
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Parenthood Is Tough For...
responsibilities in truth his daughter is plenty big enough to keep up with the family but she'd much rather hitch a ride from her long-suffering dad
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A Collection Of Spring...
dad sticks close by he encourages his chick to take the last few steps towards the safety of the waves
Video examples
How Mendel's pea plants...
and the green homozygous pea dad will give a green-recessive allele. So all the pea kids will be yellow heterozygous. Then, in the second generation, where the two heterozygous kids marry, their babies could have any of the three possible genotypes, showing the two possible phenotypes in a three-to-one proportion. But even peas have a lot of characteristics.
Video examples
Drew Dudley: Everyday...
and I looked around and just knew I couldn't do it; I wasn't ready. I knew I had to quit. I made that decision and as soon as I made it, an incredible feeling of peace came over me. I turned to my mom and dad to tell them we needed to go home, and at that moment, you came out of the student union building wearing the stupidest hat I've ever seen in my life."
Video examples
Open Wide! A Capuchin...
couldn't we have gone to the sea life center yeah it's indoors and i could have seen my dad yes sir it's rubbish here who wants to learn about rock pools anyway they are well boring fine let's go then i can't take the constant crabbiness these are our future now that is a scary thought isn't it right getting to lying you lot so i can
Video examples
The networked beauty of...
maybe from drought or shade, the more the mother tree sends to them. It's kind of like in your families, where if you're kind of stressed out, mom and dad kick in and help you out a bit more, right? Well, it's the same in forests. The other thing that we've recently discovered
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
and you know how kids sometimes see right to the core of a problem she said dad that's impossible how do you make a circle with rectangles and it was like a door in my mind that I had never opened opened up and I walked through it and realized you can't you can make the
Video examples
Filming The World's...
hear that deep lovely noise and partly you feel it and going through your body the the dad does all the parental care which is maybe quite surprising to some people and what i wanted to show with that was
Video examples
How to speak monkey: The...
alerting her parents to help her. Her dad makes his way towards the ball of rolling fur and her brother stops. Shakira shakes herself and scratches herself to get the hair on her head back in place.
Video examples
The Rise of the Cali...
He wanted to fulfill his dream with my dad, because he wanted my dad to be a lawyer. And that's why I wanted to be a lawyer. I want to be like my dad. I wanted to help my family.
Video examples
Parenthood Is Tough For...
responsibilities in truth his daughter is plenty big enough to keep up with the family but she'd much rather hitch a ride from her long-suffering dad
Video examples
A Collection Of Spring...
dad sticks close by he encourages his chick to take the last few steps towards the safety of the waves
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Paul Walker
American Actor
I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too.
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Sidney Poitier
American Actor
I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.
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Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
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Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
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Kevin Jonas
American Musician
It would be incredible to be a dad and raise a family.
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Jim Nantz
American Entertainer
My dad had nothing but friends in his life.
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John Carter Cash
American Musician
My dad lived with pain his whole life.
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Patrick Beverley
American Basketball Player
I am the coolest dad in the world.
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Halston Sage
American Actress
My dad is afraid of my laugh.
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James Spithill
Australian Athlete
In real life, I'm a dad.
Quote examples
Paul Walker
American Actor
I'm into being a dad, that's where my focus is most of the time. I'm an actor that's my job, but it's not my life. I have a lot of other interests too.
Quote examples
Sidney Poitier
American Actor
I learned to hear silence. That's the kind of life I lived: simple. I learned to see things in people around me, in my mom, dad, brothers and sisters.
Quote examples
Venus Williams
American Tennis Player
It wasn't like I was self-motivated. My dad started me. It was his dream before it was mine.
Quote examples
Christian Bale
Welsh Actor
My dad was the biggest influence on my life because he was never boring.
Quote examples
Kevin Jonas
American Musician
It would be incredible to be a dad and raise a family.
Quote examples
Jim Nantz
American Entertainer
My dad had nothing but friends in his life.
Quote examples
John Carter Cash
American Musician
My dad lived with pain his whole life.
Quote examples
Patrick Beverley
American Basketball Player
I am the coolest dad in the world.
Quote examples
Halston Sage
American Actress
My dad is afraid of my laugh.
Quote examples
James Spithill
Australian Athlete
In real life, I'm a dad.
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