(often used as a name 常用作称呼 father 爸爸；爹爹 That's my dad over there. 那边那位是我爸爸。 🔊🔊 Do you live with your mum or your dad? 你和妈妈还是和爸爸住在一起？ 🔊🔊 Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad? 爸爸，借用一下汽车好吗？ 🔊🔊
Extra ExamplesTopics Family and relationshipsa1She went on holiday with her mum and dad. 她和她的父母一起去度假。 My old dad got really wild if you said he was working-class. 如果你说他是工人阶级的话，我的老爸真的很疯狂。
Word Originmid 16th cent.: perhaps imitative of a young child's first syllables da, da.