da

UK /dɑː/ US /dɑː/

noun 7name 6intj 2article 1adj 1

Definitions

noun

Father.

“Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”

Oh where is yer da son? The man said it to me and was grumpy. Is yer da here?

noun

Yes; an affirmative response.

intj

Yes.

Collocations

ADJ.

best, grumpy, new, painted

VERB + DA

asked, ends, goes, is-a, like, made, sketches, sold

DA + NOUN

cop, cunha, dada, di-dum, fonseca, gama, man, ornithopter

PREP.

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Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

“Dear, but you're like your grandmother!” she continued, patting the little girl's head. “Many a penny's worth I sold to your da, when he was weer than you are.”

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Oh where is yer da son? The man said it to me and was grumpy. Is yer da here?

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Once the silky gent who ran a barge called the Knuckle Sandwich tried to persuade Borglum's ma and da to sell him their little dwarfish boy for twelve gold coins.

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Da New York Times

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Da Bears

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"So I catch you. You stealer! Ho! Ho!" He seized the girl's wrist. "No, no, you don't run. Hey! Where is-a da cop?"

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, da is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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