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instadad

instadad is the alternative form of insta-dad.

Meaning of insta-dad

Noun

insta-dad (plural insta-dads)

  1. (slang) A childless man who enters into a relationship with a woman who has children, instantly becoming a father.
    Synonyms:
    instant dad, instant father

Noun capitalized: Instadad

Instadad (plural Instadads)

  1. (informal) A father who runs an Instagram account focused on his child or children or fatherhood in general.
    • With Instadads making their mark on social media, Catherine Hudson checks out their must-haves2017 March, Catherine Hudson, “Who's the daddy?”, in Gurgle, page 81
    • The Instadad (@therealburrmartin) has more followers than his daughter, standing at almost 153,000.2018 March 1, “5 questions for...Instadad Burr Martin”, in Big Daddy, page 11

Forms of instadad

pluralinstadads
pluralInstadads

Origin of instadad

Blend of Instagram + dad.

Questions about instadad

What does instadad mean?
Instadad means a father who runs an Instagram account focused on his child or children or fatherhood in general.
What is instadad the alternative form of?
Instadad is the alternative form of insta-dad.
What part of speech is instadad?
Instadad is a noun.
What is the plural of instadad?
The plural of instadad is instadads.

Words near instadad in the dictionary

  1. Instacelebs
  2. instaclick
  3. instaclicked
  4. instaclicking
  5. instaclicks
  6. instadad
  7. instadads
  8. instadeath
  9. instadeaths
  10. Instafame
  11. instafamous

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: instadad (page history and authors); Instadad (page history and authors); insta-dad (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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