Dictionary Entry
dad
Part of SpeechnounPronunciation/dad/Word FrequencyNot availableCurriculum FrequencyEmerging (0)A man in relation to his child; informal or affectionate term for father
In a Sentence
“Every Saturday morning my dad makes pancakes shaped like dinosaurs.”
Origin
Mid-16th-century nursery simplification of "daddy," itself from "father"
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