Dad means: A father, a male parent. Related words include daddy or father. Below you'll find 20 example sentences showing how to use Dad in practice.

Frequent word

Dad in a sentence

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Dad meaning

  1. A father, a male parent.
  2. Used to address one's father; often capitalized.
  3. Used to address an older adult male.

Synonyms of Dad

dada daddy pa papa pappa pop father male parent begetter

Example sentences (20)

According to Celina, the connection they missed is with her husband's grandmother - who's adopted - and her dad's side.

A close-knit community has been left “heartbroken and in disbelief” following the tragic death of a doting dad-of-five.

A DAD has called out the lack of streetlights after concern for his daughter’s safety walking in pitch dark.

A dad from East Lancashire has shared his excitement after a local was eager to sell his work in the shop.

About 600 of the complaints came from two people — a Clay County dad and a Pensacola high school teacher.

A dad-of-two suffering from a brain tumour has been forced to with his family after his local council failed to find him a home.

According to Baldin, her partner, Kenecia's dad, has also been suffering from emotional turmoil.

It’s that he can never forgive some of Trump’s most inflammatory remarks — “My dad is a Mexican; is my dad a rapist?

A dad who was dragged for around 100 metres onto a busy dual carriageway during a horrifying carjacking has said he is lucky to be alive.

I’ve got my dad, my step mom, my mom, my step dad, my older brother and 10 of my friends are also coming,” said Bosch.

He was a dad; a dad that was teaching his daughter the ins-and-outs, and the tips and tricks of the game of basketball.

It’s a dad and it’s funny, because he’s actually a good dad and a good husband, but every day was kind of easy.

Meghan's dad could not attend the ceremony but he was happy to see the prince fulfilling a dad's duty on Meghan's D-day.

Julie reveals their dad made her take the baby, once she got home their dad took him somewhere and sold him.

A dad has been instrumental in bringing some of the biggest names in comedy to Ormskirk.

My dad is in his 80s, my mum is in her 60s and they aren’t going to be around forever, especially my dad.

One day Dad said that he would like us all to go to Cloonacauneen Castle near our home for Mam and Dad’s wedding anniversary.

My 15-year-old stepson told his dad that he doesn’t want me to tell him what to do—he would rather his dad tell him what to do.

A third echoed: "Well done Darcey your dad would be so proud of her and no matter what your dad is always with you in your heart.

But Dad's death was different, and I desperately wanted my relationship with my Dad to not be over.

These phrases have their own page with example sentences containing the full combination:

Common combinations with dad

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • my dad 48×
  • his dad 34×
  • dad and 18×
  • her dad 17×
  • dad to 15×
  • dad dad 12×
  • and dad 12×
  • dad is 10×
  • loving dad 10×
  • dad who

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "dad" in a sentence?
An example: "According to Celina, the connection they missed is with her husband's grandmother - who's adopted - and her dad's side." This page contains 20 example sentences with the word "dad" from real English texts.
What does "dad" mean?
Dad means: A father, a male parent.
What are synonyms of "dad"?
Common synonyms of "dad" include: dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop, father, male parent. Plus 1 more synonym.
How many example sentences with "dad" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 20 example sentences with "dad", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.

About these examples

The 20 examples on this page contain the complete word dad. Duplicate, incomplete, unusually short and technically noisy sentences are removed automatically. The definition is sourced from Wiktionary. Read more about our sources and checks on the About Voorbeeldzinnen.info page or see how to report a correction.