as in fathers
a male human parent
my dad did most of the cooking for dinner because he usually got home earlier than my mom
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Recent Examples of dads
Historically, dads were primarily seen as providers, but today, more fathers are actively participating in hands-on parenting.
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Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Many others questioned whether the comments were coming from boomers and believed that millennial dads were in fact very involved.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
This includes coaches of Olympic sport teams that play in front moms, dads, family and friends.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
Cancer patients, dads, & worst of all, people who lazily abuse it (eg, voting from boats).
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Lexi, Suzie, and Sam all get their moms, while Jewels and Onya get their dads.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The dads would go hunting and return with their harvest, and four families would gather to package the meat together.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hollywood is full of hardworking dads, but what about the ones who've raised the next generation of stars?
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Sure, that Christmas elf mistook them as Christopher’s two dads back in Season 2, but no main characters have ever genuinely vocalized the possibility of a Buck-Eddie pairing.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
Many others questioned whether the comments were coming from boomers and believed that millennial dads were in fact very involved.
—Daniel R. Depetris, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Apr. 2025
This includes coaches of Olympic sport teams that play in front moms, dads, family and friends.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2025
Cancer patients, dads, & worst of all, people who lazily abuse it (eg, voting from boats).
—Sudiksha Kochi, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2025
Lexi, Suzie, and Sam all get their moms, while Jewels and Onya get their dads.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Mar. 2025
The dads would go hunting and return with their harvest, and four families would gather to package the meat together.
—Noel Burgess, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Hollywood is full of hardworking dads, but what about the ones who've raised the next generation of stars?
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 21 Mar. 2025
Sure, that Christmas elf mistook them as Christopher’s two dads back in Season 2, but no main characters have ever genuinely vocalized the possibility of a Buck-Eddie pairing.
—Andy Swift, TVLine, 21 Mar. 2025
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“Dads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dads. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.
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