Synonyms of dad
30 similar words
Another word for dad is pappa. Other synonyms of dad are ayr, ba, baba, da and dada.
Synonyms and similar words for dad
nounA father, a male parent.
- ayrFather.
- ba
- baba
- da Ireland
- dadaFather, dad.
- daddioA surname from Italian.
- daddyAlso used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
- father
- fatherling
- old man derogatoryOne's father.
- paFather, papa.
- papPa; father.
- papaDad, daddy, father; a familiar or old-fashioned term of address to one’s father.
- papa bear colloquialOne's father.
- papaw
- pappaw
- pappy
- pater formalFather.
- patriarch
- paw
- pawpaw
- peepawSynonym of papa (“father”).
- pepaw
- pop US
- poppa USFather, papa.
- poppy US
- pops USFather, dad.
- governor archaic, informal
- sire obsolete
nounUsed to address one's father; often capitalized.
- pappaA surname.
Meaning of dad
- noun A father, a male parent.
- noun Used to address one's father; often capitalized.
- noun Used to address an older adult male.
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