dad
noun
1 dad
An informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk.
synonyms: dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop.
Roget 166:
paternity;
parentage;
consanguinity
etc.
11.
parent;
father,
sire,
dad,
papa,
paterfamilias,
abba†;
genitor,
progenitor,
procreator;
ancestor;
grandsire†,
grandfather;
great-grandfather;
fathership†,
fatherhood;
mabap†.
house,
stem,
trunk,
tree,
stock,
stirps,
pedigree,
lineage,
line,
family,
tribe,
sept,
race,
clan;
genealogy,
descent,
extraction,
birth,
ancestry;
forefathers,
forbears,
patriarchs.
motherhood,
maternity;
mother,
dam,
mamma,
materfamilias [Lat.],
grandmother.
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Dutch: pa, pap, papa, pappa
Polish: papa
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