Don your boots before going out in the snow and doff them when you come inside again! A don is also a Spanish nobleman and a dean of a college at Oxford or Cambridge, but these meanings come from the Latin dominus meaning "master."
From Latin dominus (“lord, head of household”), akin to Italian don, Sicilian don, Spanish don; from domus (“house”). Doublet of dom, domine, dominie and dominus.
- Don (also dōn) Used as a courtesy title before the name of a man in a Spanish-speaking area. 2. Chiefly British a. A head, tutor, or fellow at a college of Oxford or Cambridge. b. A college or university professor.
The meaning of DAD is a male parent : father —often used as a name. How to use dad in a sentence.
(Definition of dad from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
Definition of dad noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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dad (third-person singular simple present dads, present participle dadding, simple past and past participle dadded) (transitive) To throw against something; to dash.
dad, n.¹ meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary
dad (dæd) n an informal word for father [C16: childish word; compare Greek tata, Sanskrit tatas]
From Middle English dadd, dadde, perhaps of Celtic origin, compare Welsh, Breton and Gaelic dad, tad; possibly related to Russian дядя ("uncle").
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