Meaning

5 senses
  1. (informal)A father, a male parent.

    His dad was always there for him.

    Papa, Papi, Vati

    па́паpápa, тя́тяtjátja, ба́тяbátja

    та́тоtáto, тату́сьtatúsʹ, та́ткоtátko

  2. Used to address one's father; often capitalized.

    Happy Father's Day, dad!

  3. (slang)Used to address an older adult male.

    папа́шаpapáša

  4. A lump or piece.

  5. A blow; act of striking something.

More definitions
  • an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk

Examples

1851 sentences
  1. Ask your dad to help you.

    Попроси татка допомогти тобі. — shanghainese

    ruПопроси своего папу помочь тебе. — Lenin_1917

    deBitte deinen Vater, dir zu helfen. — MUIRIEL

  2. I miss my dad every day.

    Я сумую за татом кожного дня. — deniko

    ruЯ каждый день скучаю по папе. — marafon

    deIch vermisse meinen Vater jeden Tag. — Melang

  3. I miss my mom and dad.

    Мені бракує мами та тата. — deniko

    ruЯ скучаю по папе и маме. — marafon

    deIch vermisse meine Eltern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. Was your dad in the military?

    Твій тато служив в армії? — deniko

  5. How are your mom and dad?

    Як твої тато з мамою? — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
informal: a father:
Русский
By meaning 2
informal: a father:
informal address for an older male:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
informal: a father:

Origin

From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Mid

From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded Middle English *dadde, of uncertain ultimate origin. Compare West Frisian deite (“dad, daddy”), Swabian Dede (“Godfather”).

From dade (“to strike heavily”), dade (“a heavy blow or thud”). Probably onomatopoeic.

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