da C2+ Topic:Family & Relationships US /dɑ/ UK /dɑː/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like dough /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Sounds like doe /ɑ/ vs /oʊ/ Meanings 1 noun father (dialectal or informal) My da taught me how to mend a fence. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · father (dialectal or informal) daddaddypapapopfather ↔ Opposites mamam Word family Related forms dadadaddy Etymology AI details A dialectal and nursery contraction of 'dad', itself a child's reduplicative word for father, of imitative origin found across many languages. Topics Family & Relationships Register & Style External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # da **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /dɑː/ ## Meanings 1. father (dialectal or informal) ## Examples - My da taught me how to mend a fence. ## Synonyms - dad - daddy - papa - pop - father ## Antonyms - ma - mam ## Related Forms - dada - daddy ## Etymology A dialectal and nursery contraction of 'dad', itself a child's reduplicative word for father, of imitative origin found across many languages. ## AI Etymology Da is a dialectal and nursery contraction of 'dad', itself a child's reduplicative word for father, of imitative origin found across many languages. In modern use it means father (dialectal or informal). Related forms include dada, daddy. ## Topics - Family & Relationships - Register & Style markdown