dad

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'dad', 'Dad': /ˈdæd/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/dæd/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(dad)

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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Principal Translations
InglésEspañol
dad ninformal (father)papá nm
  papi nm
 (MX, coloquial)apá nm
 (VE, coloquial)pai nm
 My dad is a good father.
 Mi papá es un buen padre.
 Mi papi es un buen padre.
 Mi apá es un buen padre.
 Mi pai es un buen padre.
Dad ninformal (Father: in direct address)papá nm
 (coloquial)pa nm
 Dad, can I borrow your car tonight?
 Papá, ¿me dejas tu coche esta noche?
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WordReference English-Spanish Dictionary © 2026:

Compound Forms:
InglésEspañol
dad joke n(predictable joke) (coloquial)chiste de padre, chiste de papá loc nom m
  chiste malo nm + adj
deadbeat dad nUS, informal (financially nonsupporting father) (económicamente)padre negligente nm + adj mf
  padre irresponsable nm + adj mf
deadbeat dad nUS, informal (generally neglectful father)mal padre adj + nm
  padre irresponsable nm + adj mf
  padre negligente nm + adj mf
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'dad' aparece también en las siguientes entradas:
In the English description:
da - pa
Spanish:
viejo - bato - pa - tata - papá - papi - apá - padrazo - pai

Synonyms: daddy, papa, father, pa, pop, more...
Collocations: was a [great, wonderful, terrible] dad, a [soccer, working, stay-at-home, modern] dad, my [deadbeat, embarrassing] dad, more...

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