Dad

Proprialisation of dad.

• IPA^(key): /dæd/
• Rhymes: -æd
• Homophone: dad

Dad

1. (informal) One’s father.

   Synonyms: Daddy, Father

   Dad told me to go out and mow the lawn.

• Mum
• Mom (North America)
• Mam (northern England)

• AD&D, ADD, add, add.

From English dad, Dad.

• IPA^(key): /dɛːt/

Dad m (strong, genitive Dads, plural Dads)

1. (colloquial, chiefly film, media) dad; Dad

   Synonyms: Papa, Vati

• In dubbing English-language films and series, the words Mum and Dad are often treated like personal names and thus not translated into German. Outside of this context the words are quite rare in German, though some teenagers adopt them as variants of the perhaps more intimate, child-like Mama and Papa.

• Mum