dads
Pops, informally speaking
Dads is the plural of dad, an informal word for father.
The term appears in contexts discussing fathers collectively: Dads today are more involved in childcare than previous generations.
It also labels social groups: a support group for new dads, soccer dads.
In direct address, Dad typically remains singular even with multiple fathers present.
Primary household earner
- incomeRegular monetary receipts
- supportTo uphold or sustain
- earnerOne making money
- livelihoodMeans of earning income
job · career · salary · stability · finances · resources · employment · wages
Advice for decisions
- wisdomGood judgment from experience
- coachOne who instructs
- adviceGuidance on decisions
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
lessons · teaching · example · support · influence · values · patience · discipline
Protective caretaker of another
- defenderOne who guards another
- safetyFreedom from harm
- securityProtection from threat
- watchfulCarefully attentive, observant
shelter · provider · strength · reassurance · comfort · shield · caretaker · custodian
breadwinner
Primary household earner
livelihood · job · career · salary · stability · finances · resources · employment · wages · benefactor
guidance
Advice for decisions
encouragement · lessons · teaching · example · support · influence · values · patience · discipline · experience
guardian
Protective caretaker of another
watchful · shelter · provider · strength · reassurance · comfort · shield · caretaker · custodian · watchdog
family
Related people together
clan · surname · forefather · elder · figurehead · founder · bloodline · legacy · household · generation
hugs
Affectionate arm wraps
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- encouragementSupport spurring continued effort
- bondingForming close connections
playful · jokes · nicknames · bedtime · stories · cheering · applause · praise · warmth · devotion
- fatherhoodpapa, father, pa, pop, fathers
- comedy targetspoliticians, lawyers, in-laws, teenagers, bosses
- familymother, father, parents, siblings, parent
- peoplepeople, persons, person, individuals, humans
- caregiverscaregiver, parents, carer, mothers, babysitter
- demographicspopulation density, population growth, age distribution, population, gender ratio
- mom and dad
- dad jokesCorny paternal humor
- dad bodSoft masculine build, informal
- single dadMale sole custodial parent
- daddy issuesPsychological effects of poor fathering
- big daddyDominant male leader
dad, daddy, granddad, dad's, dadaism, daddies, granddaddy, dada