Dad vs Son - What's the difference?
dad | son |
(label) A father, a male parent.
(label) (non-gloss definition, Used to address one's father)
(label) (Used to address an older adult male)
A male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.
A male adopted person in relation to his adoption parents.
A male person who has such a close relationship with an older or otherwise more authoritative person that he can be regarded as a son of the other person.
A male person considered to have been significantly shaped by some external influence.
A male descendant.
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(UK, colloquial)
As nouns the difference between dad and son
is that dad is a father, a male parent while son is a male child, a boy or man in relation to his parents; one's male offspring.As proper nouns the difference between dad and son
is that dad is one's father while Son is jesus Christ, whom Christians believe to be the son of God.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.As an acronym SON is
supraOptic Nucleus.As an abbreviation SON is
sonora, a state of Mexico.dad
English
(wikipedia dad)Alternative forms
* , DadNoun
(en noun)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, popsSee also
* mum, mom * sireAnagrams
* English palindromes ----son
English
Noun
(wikipedia son) (en noun)- The Chinese and Indians say all too often: "I want a son , not a daughter."
- He was a son of the mafia system.
- The pharaohs were believed to be sons of the Sun.