da

Noun (1)

da (plural das)

1. (Ireland, Northern England, Scotland) Father.
   • “Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”1924, Louis Joseph Walsh, “Yellow Man”, in Twilight Reveries, M. H. Gill & Son, Ltd., pages 44–45
   • Oh where is yer da son? The man said it to me and was grumpy. Is yer da here?2008, James Kelman, Kieron Smith, Boy, Penguin 2009, page 55

   Synonyms:

   pa, daddy

Noun (2)

da (uncountable)

1. (Russianism, slang) Yes; an affirmative response.

Interjection (1)

1. (Russianism, slang) Yes.

Interjection (2)

1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.
   • You know that tune that goes "da da da di-dum di-dum"?

Noun (3) capitalized: DA

DA (countable and uncountable, plural DAs or DA's)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of district attorney.
2. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of duck's arse (“type of haircut”).
   • Went to a new haircutters, told him I wanted a DA and sideburns, and that "your ultimate goal is to make me look like a boy".1977-1980, Lou Sullivan, personal diary, quoted in 2019, Ellis Martin, Zach Ozma (editors), We Both Laughed In Pleasure
3. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Doctor of Arts.
4. (Internet, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of domain administration.
5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of dairy association.
6. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of dopamine.
7. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of domoic acid.
8. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of descending aorta.
9. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of ductus arteriosus.
10. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of domain authority.
11. (UK, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of devolved administration.
12. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of direct action.
13. (abbreviation, initialism, rhythmic gymnastics) Initialism of difficulty of apparatus.

Proper noun (1) capitalized: DA

DA

1. (US, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Department of the Army.
2. (Philippines, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Department of Agriculture.
3. (South Africa, abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of Democratic Alliance.
   • Once all the votes are counted, if the ANC remains below 50% it will be forced to enter a coalition with one or more parties. Depending on how low its support dips, it may need to form a deal with one of the larger opposition parties such as the DA or EFF to remain in power.2024 May 30, Sarah Dean and David McKenzie, “First results in South Africa’s election suggest it is heading for biggest political shift since apartheid”, in CNN
4. The station code of Dhaka railway station in Bangladesh.
5. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of doomsday argument.

Adjective capitalized: DA

DA (not comparable)

1. (abbreviation, initialism) Initialism of double action.

Verb capitalized: DA

DA

1. (Jehovah's-Witnesses, abbreviation) Abbreviation of disassociate.

Proper noun (2) capitalized: Da

Da

1. A great serpent in the mythology of Dahomey.