Hypertext Webster Gateway: "dad"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dad \Dad\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael.
daidein, W. tad, OL. ?, ?, Skr. t[=a]ta.]
Father; -- a word sometimes used by children.
I was never so bethumped withwords, Since I first
called my brother's father dad. --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
dad
n : an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby
talk [syn: {dada}, {daddy}, {pa}, {papa}, {pappa}, {pater},
{pop}]
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