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 →

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 →
• Dad picked 24 strawberries. tree →
• Jill and her dad picked 30 in all. tree →
• Her dad's strawberries weighed 12 pounds. tree →
• My dad takes me to football on Saturdays. tree →
• Thanks, Dad, for the lift! tree →
• Dad is 6 years older than Mum. tree →
• Ask your mum or dad before you go to a friend's house. tree →
• "Dad, dad!" she cried, "look, look! the ox has brought us a bear. tree →

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.
• In Melbourne, Mum smiles at Dad over dinner and says, "We've got some news.
• Later that week, Dad says quietly that Mum has been low for weeks and the doctor says it is depression.
• Picture a living room in Melbourne: Dad sits you down and says, "Grandad is dying.
• At bedtime Mum explains he had an awful week at work, and Dad comes up and says, "Sorry, mate.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «dad» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.