ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Dadness

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Dadness is a noun meaning (informal) The state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.

Meaning

(informal) The state, quality, or condition of being a dad; the essence of dads and dadhood.

Example Sentences

I'm doing a thing now about dadness—you know, when you reach dadness fully, no one in your family can hurt your feelings anymore, because you don't have feelings anymore.
He cut back on the dad jokes this evening because the kids and their friends were having a serious conversation and his usual level of dadness would have seemed out of place.

Synonyms for dadness

Depending on context, synonyms include dadhood, daddyhood, fatherhood, fathership, paternity.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dadliness, daddishness, paternity, fatherness, dapperness, daughterness.

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