dad
A father, a male parentA father, a male parent.
» Ask your dad to help you.
Bitte deinen Vater, dir zu helfen. — MUIRIEL
Frage deinen Vater um Hilfe. — Esperantostern
Попроси своего папу помочь тебе. — Lenin_1917
Попроси папу тебе помочь. — marafon
Попросите папу вам помочь. — marafon
Попроси татка допомогти тобі. — shanghainese
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5 senses(informal)A father, a male parent.
His dad was always there for him.
Papa, Papi, Vati
па́паpápa, тя́тяtjátja, ба́тяbátja
та́тоtáto, тату́сьtatúsʹ, та́ткоtátko
Used to address one's father; often capitalized.
Happy Father's Day, dad!
(slang)Used to address an older adult male.
папа́шаpapáša
A lump or piece.
A blow; act of striking something.
- an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Examples
1851 sentencesAsk your dad to help you.
Попроси татка допомогти тобі. — shanghainese
ruПопроси своего папу помочь тебе. — Lenin_1917
deBitte deinen Vater, dir zu helfen. — MUIRIEL
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
I miss my mom and dad.
Мені бракує мами та тата. — deniko
ruЯ скучаю по папе и маме. — marafon
deIch vermisse meine Eltern. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Was your dad in the military?
Твій тато служив в армії? — deniko
How are your mom and dad?
Як твої тато з мамою? — deniko
Translations
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Origin
From Early Modern English dadd, dadde (circa 1500), undoubtedly older, from unrecorded MidFrom 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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Forms
plural: dadsSynonyms
29 synonymsWord family
40 related wordsCollocations
11 patterns- mom and dad
- my dad is
- like his dad
- with his dad
- with their dad
- with my dad
- of my dad's
- does your dad
- my dad doesn't
- is my dad
- dad is a