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# dad

noun (dad, dads; also daddy)

«dad» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Dad is a word for father. It is written with a capital letter when used as a name: «Thanks, Dad!» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#m1)

### In the lessons

a person in the story who gives, buys or helps; often gives money or things; phrases: «my dad», «Mum and Dad» (UK; «Mom and Dad» in the USA), «stepdad», «granddad»

### Examples

- Her dad gave her 10 dollars. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x1)
- Dad picked 24 strawberries. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x2)
- Jill and her dad picked 30 in all. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x3)
- Her dad's strawberries weighed 12 pounds. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x4)
- My dad takes me to football on Saturdays. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x5)
- Thanks, Dad, for the lift! [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x6)
- Dad is 6 years older than Mum. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x7)
- Ask your mum or dad before you go to a friend's house. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x8)
- "Dad, dad!" she cried, "look, look! the ox has brought us a bear. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x9)

### Note

Capital when used as a name (Dad said…), small when used with «my» (my dad). Names a person, not a quantity. Trap: «she and her dad picked N together» is a whole made of two parts.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «dad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«dad» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/dad.html) on Mova free.