As nouns the difference between dad and mam
is that dad is a father, a male parent while mam is diminutive of mother.
As proper nouns the difference between dad and mam
is that dad is one's father while Mam is a Mayan language spoken in the Mexican state of Chiapas and the Guatemalan departments of Quetzaltenango, Huehuetenango, San Marcos, and Retalhuleu.
As an initialism DAD
is a designation on prerecorded compact discs indicating that the contents were recorded in digital but mixed in analog before being mastered to a digital medium; compare AAD, ADD, DDD.
dad
Alternative forms
* , Dad
Synonyms
* (
a father)
* (
sense,
used to address one's father familiarly) dada, daddy, pa, Pa, papa, pop, Pop, , pappa, pater, paw
* (
used to address an older adult male) daddio, pop, pops
Related terms
{{rel3, dada
, daddio
, daddy
, granddad
, grandpappy}}
See also
* mum, mom
* sire
mam
English
Noun
(
en noun)
(informal, and, colloquial) Diminutive of mother.
Usage notes
Used in place of mum or ma in Northumbrian dialects such as Geordie, as well as throughout Ireland and Liverpool.
References
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