DAD

dad|daddy. Dad, or Daddy, n. a term for father

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Dad (dăd), n. [[Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. τάτα, τέττα, Skr. tāta.]] Father; — a word sometimes used by children. I was never so bethumped with words, Since I first called my brother's father dad. Shak.