Dad : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Dad	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
dad n an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk Synonym(s): dad, dada, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Dad \Dad\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. [?], [?], Skr. t[be]ta.] Father; -- a word sometimes used by children. I was never so bethumped withwords, Since I first called my brother's father dad. --Shak.