dad
noun[C]
informaluk/dæd/us/dæd/A1
afather:
爸爸,爹爹[as form of address]Can youpickme up from thepartytonight, Dad?爸,今天晚上聚会后你能不能接我回家?
It wasgreattoseeyourmumanddad at theconcertlastnight.很高兴昨天晚上在音乐会上见到你爸妈。
Synonyms
daddychild's word
painformalold-fashioned
papaUK,old-fashionedformalorUSinformal
pop(FATHER)mainlyUSinformal
your parents
- parentMy parents died when I was young.
- biological parentSome children are raised by grandparents or other family members, instead of their biological parents.
- adoptive parentWhen he was 7 months old, his mother gave him up to his adoptive parents.
- motherHave you met my mother?
- fatherMy father fully supports my life choices.
- mumUKMy mum and dad go there every year.
- My dad wasfuriouswhen hesawthephonebill.
- Jonathan would make asmashingdad.
- Her dad said he wouldhelpher with thecostsofbuyingahouse.
- My daddiedwhen we weresmallso mymumraisedthefamilyon her own.
- All themumsand dads areinvitedto theschoolplayat the end of theyear.
Family: informal names
- baba
- bro
- bruv
- bubba
- daddy
- grandad
- grandaddy
- grandma
- grandpa
- granny
- mater
- mom
- momma
- mommy
- mum
- mummy
- pa
- pater
- rellie
- sis