new dad

Just became pop

A new dad is a man who has recently become a father, typically within the first year or so of his child's life.

The phrase emphasizes the novelty and adjustment period: He's got that exhausted new dad look.

New dads are stereotypically sleep-deprived, overeager to show baby photos, and navigating unfamiliar territory with diapers and feeding schedules.

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exhausted · proud · firstborn · baby shower · nursery · bottle · crib · midnight · feeding · burp · swaddle · pacifier · bleary-eyed · overwhelmed · baby carrier · fatherhood · stroller · car seat

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Opposites
parental experience

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Father's or mother's father

empty nester · absent father

parental status

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Unwed male adult

gender role in parenting

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Recently delivered woman

new mother · first-time mom

Family

new, dad, newer, newest, newly, newness, renew, renewal, renewable

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G