Phrase Hound found 29 phrases and 65 compound words that contain dad. The most common are listed below. Open dad in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 29
- dad jokeA (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.
- bank of mum and dadAlternative letter-case form of Bank of Mum and Dad
- dad bodThe slighty paunchy body type characteristic of a father; a man who has this type of body.
- stay-at-home dadA father who is the main caregiver of the children and is generally the homemaker of the household.
- dad rockAlternative form of dadrock: Rock music that appeals to an older generation, or that is heavily influenced by that of an earlier era.
- deadbeat dadA man, especially one who is divorced or estranged from his partner, who fails to provide monetary child support when he is legally required to do so.
- Dad and DaveRemote rural farmers resembling the characters in Steele Rudd's "Dad and Dave" stories, especially seen as unsophisticated.
- weekend dadA noncustodial father who has custody of or visitation with his child or children primarily or exclusively on weekends.
- soccer dadA man with school-age children, likely boys, especially one who spends time transporting them between sporting activities.
- step-dadAlternative form of stepdad: A stepfather.
- dad jokesplural of dad joke: A (usually deliberate) unfunny or corny joke, typically containing a pun and often in question/answer format.
- seahorse dadSynonym of birthing father: A trans man who has given birth to a child.
- eagle dadA father who drives his child/children (especially his son) very hard to succeed.
- dad dancingThe making of embarrassing flamboyant dance moves to pop music by middle-aged men.
- bonus dadSynonym of bonus father: A man who serves in a fatherly role to a child who has a different biological father, with or without formally marrying the child’s other parent and becoming a stepfather or going through the formal process of …
- dad burnGod damn.
- dad bodsplural of dad bod: The slighty paunchy body type characteristic of a father; a man who has this type of body.
- dad-blamedgoddamned
- bio-dadAlternative form of biodad: A biological father (especially one who does not act as a father).
- dad showerSynonym of dadchelor party (“a party for a man whose partner is expecting a child, similar to a baby shower”).
- ho-dadAlternative spelling of hodad: Someone who comes to the beach and has a surfboard, but never surfs, or that surfs poorly and annoys the local seasoned surfers.
- dad dancerSomeone who practises, or is regarded as engaging in, dad dancing.
- dad showersplural of dad shower: Synonym of dadchelor party (“a party for a man whose partner is expecting a child, similar to a baby shower”).
- ballet dadA man with school-age children, most likely girls, especially one who spends time transporting them between after-school activities.
- dad-burnedAlternative form of dadburn: goddamned
Compound words 65
- dadcoreA genre, aesthetic, or fashion trend stereotypically associated with fatherhood or particularly popular among fathers.
- dadicationfatherly dedication
- daksTrousers or underwear.
- daddieAlternative spelling of daddy: Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father.
- daddishLike a dad; paternal.
- dadlessSynonym of fatherless: Without a (living) father.
- dadlyOf, relating to, or typical of a dad (father).
- instadadAlternative form of insta-dad: A childless man who enters into a relationship with a woman who has children, instantly becoming a father.
- dadnessThe state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.
- superdadA father who looks after his home and children whilst being in full-time employment.