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dad

dæd
WordNet
The travelers on the gangway to the boat called DAD, moored at a jetty, possibly on departure from Shanghai. In the background is a navy ship. Part of Dolph Kessler's photo album with recordings he made during his stay in England and on a world trip he undertook as secretary to Henri Deterding (director of Royal Oil) to the Dutch East Indies, Japan, China and the United States, between 1906 and 1908.
The travelers on the gangway to the boat called DAD, moored at a jetty, possibly on departure from Shanghai. In the background is a navy ship. Part of Dolph Kessler's photo album with recordings he made during his stay in England and on a world trip he undertook as secretary to Henri Deterding (director of Royal Oil) to the Dutch East Indies, Japan, China and the United States, between 1906 and 1908.
  1. (n) dad
    an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
Illustrations
Seated man, head turned to the left, hands on thighs. Also referred to as: Dad of 43.
Seated man, head turned to the left, hands on thighs. Also referred to as: Dad of 43.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  1. (n) dad
    A father; papa.
  2. dad
    To dash; throw; scatter.
  3. dad
    In coal-mining, to mix (fire-damp) with atmospheric air to such an extent that it becomes incapable of exploding.
  4. dad
    To fall forcibly.
  5. (n) dad
    A lump; a large piece: as, a dad of bread.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary
  1. (n) Dad
    father, a word used by children
  2. (v.t) Dad
    dad to throw against something: to dash
  3. (n) Dad
    a lump: a piece: a blow
Quotations
College-bred is a four-year loaf, using dad's dough, Coming out half-baked, with a lot of crust.
Source Unknown
Jeff Foxworthy
I've never been jealous. Not even when my dad finished the fifth grade a year before I did.
Jeff Foxworthy
Love and marriage, love and marriage go together like a horse and carriage. Dad was told by mother. You can't have one without the other.
Sammy Cahn
I have always had the feeling I could do anything and my dad told me I could. I was in college before I found out he might be wrong.
Ann Richards
Tiger Woods
My dad has always taught me these words: care and share. That's why we put on clinics. The only thing I can do is try to give back. If it works, it works.
Tiger Woods
Etymology

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Ir. daid, Gael. daidein, W. tad, OL. tata, Gr. ta`ta te`tta, Skr. tāta,

Usage in the news

Caring for young all in day's work for eagle dads, Decorah webcam shows. mlive.com

Dale III, 9, (seated) and Luis, 7, get a lesson on proper brushing technique from Dad. villagelife.com

Born and raised in Tofino, British Columbia, Pete started surfing at the age of seven when his dad first pushed him ontowaves in front of their home. surfermag.com

Deadbeat dad fails to come to court -- twice. norwalkreflector.com

The suspected deadbeat dad didn't come to court twice this week. norwalkreflector.com

Deadbeat dad sent to prison for probation violations. norwalkreflector.com

Raptor Bosh a deadbeat dad , lawsuit says. thestar.com

Troubled former Chicago Bulls player Dennis Rodman can now add deadbeat dad to his colorful resume after a family court sentenced him to 104 days of community service for skipping out on $800,000 in child support. radaronline.com

Not only is Terrell Owens broke, he's a deadbeat dad . blk.com

Case closed on deadbeat dad boxer. tulsaworld.com

'Being Flynn' Trailer: Robert De Niro Plays a Deadbeat Dad (Video). hollywoodreporter.com

Nick Jonas has a new role: deadbeat dad . usmagazine.com

Bruce Wright, deadbeat dad , now soliciting for Occupy Tampa. tsp.com

What resources are there for collecting child support from a deadbeat dad who lives in another city. kyt.com

Deadbeat Dad Smuggles Drugs in Son's Diapers. cbsnews.com

Usage in scientific papers

The inverse image bC(ˆg , s) of C(g , s) under the double covering dAdS −→ AdS3 is connected.
Crooked surfaces and anti-de Sitter geometry

C = dExpˆg (C ) ∪ −dExpˆg (C ) = dExpˆg (C ) ∪ dExp−ˆg (−C ) where −C denotes the tangent cone of dAdS at the covertex −ˆg . 3.
Crooked surfaces and anti-de Sitter geometry

Embedding in the Einstein universe The double covering space dAdS of AdS3 embeds in Ein3 .
Crooked surfaces and anti-de Sitter geometry

Similarly conformal inversion IS in the unit (Lorentzian) sphere is the deck involution in dAdS for the double covering dAdS → AdS3 .
Crooked surfaces and anti-de Sitter geometry

The complement of dAdS in Ein3 is exactly the set Fix(IS ) of fixed points, which is just Ein2 ⊂ Ein3 , analogous to the Riemannian case.
Crooked surfaces and anti-de Sitter geometry

Usage in literature

Dad left him to me in his will. "The Wall Street Girl" by Frederick Orin Bartlett

Daily Joan rode to the sheep-camp where Mackenzie was learning the business of running sheep under Dad Frazer. "The Flockmaster of Poison Creek" by George W. Ogden

Dad, you don't mean that, do you? "The Missionary" by George Griffith

When Buck is playing with his little baby brother, he's careful not to play too rough, and he listens to his Mom and Dad. "FreeChildrenStories.com Collection" by Daniel Errico

And I've cleaned Little-Dad's pipes. "Highacres" by Jane Abbott

I had never called him "dad" before. "The Harbor" by Ernest Poole

Dad sent me a paper with a notice of her death. "Money Magic" by Hamlin Garland

Dad is one of the best and most understanding Dads but I always do exactly as he tells me. "The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan" by Lizette M. Edholm

So Dad will be on Earth before we get back. "The Lost Kafoozalum" by Pauline Ashwell

Didn't I say the right thing to him, Dad? "Captain Pott's Minister" by Francis L. Cooper

Usage in poetry
Winna ye haud?
Ye're surely mad!
Is there naebody there to gie ye a dad,
Menseless laverock?
"The Laverock" by George MacDonald Author object (244)
I'm Smith of Stoke aged sixty odd
I've lived without a dame all my life
And wish to God
My dad had done the same.
"Epitaph On A Pessimist" by Thomas Hardy Author object (646)
They're Mommy's little darling,
They're a special pal to Dad,
And they bring the very happiest days
A family's ever had!
"Little Boys Are Treasures" by Richard Willard Armour
Nell was a plumber's daughter,
Aye, Nell was a plumber's lass
She ran like mad to fetch her dad
When she smelt an escape of gas.
"Nell" by Billy Bennett
"Oh, give the boy a bit," said Dad,
But Mother just looks sort o' sad.
And Uncle puffs
His breff and stuffs
The fried fish in like mad.
"A Little Boys Ideas" by John Joy Bell
And many's the poor young orphan lad
'Ad the first square meal he'd ever had —
A hot meat pie, made out of his Dad
From Sweeney Todd, the Barber.
"Sweeney Todd, The Barber" by Weston and Lee