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# dad

«dad» in Mova's school dictionary: **a word for father** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

noun (dad, dads; also daddy)

### meaning for a pupil

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

### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x1)
- Dad picked 24 strawberries. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x2)
- Jill and her dad picked 30 in all. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x3)
- Her dad's strawberries weighed 12 pounds. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x4)
- My dad takes me to football on Saturdays. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x5)
- Thanks, Dad, for the lift! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/#x6)
- Dad is 6 years older than Mum. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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.

### In the corpora

- [A new partner does not replace your mum or dad.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/16-new-partners-and-step-families/4/)
- [In Melbourne, Mum smiles at Dad over dinner and says, "We've got some news.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/3/)
- [Later that week, Dad says quietly that Mum has been low for weeks and the doctor says it is depression.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/22-sore-backs-glasses-and-feeling-low/4/)
- [Picture a living room in Melbourne: Dad sits you down and says, "Grandad is dying.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/24-when-someone-dies/3/)
- [At bedtime Mum explains he had an awful week at work, and Dad comes up and says, "Sorry, mate.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/36-big-feelings-in-big-people/4/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «dad» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/D/dad/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.