- (often used as a name) father
- That's my dad over there.
- Do you live with your mum or your dad?
- Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1- She went on holiday with her mum and dad.
- My old dad got really wild if you said he was working-class.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps imitative of a young child's first syllables da, da.Definitions on the go
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Idioms
See dad in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionarythe Bank of Mum and Dad
- (British English, informal) financial support from your parents, especially when you are an adult
- Without support from the Bank of Mum and Dad, they could find themselves locked out of the housing market.
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