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da.

Father.

2 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/dɑː/
  1. Father.

    Ireland · Northern-England · Scotland
Where this word comes from

From child language; compare dad and dada.

noun/dɑː/
  1. Yes; an affirmative response.

    Russianism · slang · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian да (da, “yes”). Doublet of too.

intj/dɑː/
  1. Yes.

    Russianism · slang
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Russian да (da, “yes”). Doublet of too.

intj
  1. A meaningless syllable used when singing a tune or indicating a rhythm.

    You know that tune that goes "da da da di-dum di-dum"?
Where this word comes from

Imitative.

article/diː//dʌ//də/unstressed
  1. Pronunciation spelling of the.

    alt-of · pronunciation-spelling
    Da New York Times
    Da Bears
Where this word comes from

Representing pronunciation of the in informal speech.

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