word-vault/dist/data/cards/da/dad.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "dad",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "father",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "That's my dad over there."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Do you live with your mum or your dad?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Is it OK if I borrow the car, Dad?"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She went on holiday with her mum and dad."
                },
                {
                    "text": "My old dad got really wild if you said he was working-class."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Family and relationships"]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "financial support from your parents, especially when you are an adult",
            "labels": "(British English, informal)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "Without support from the Bank of Mum and Dad, they could find themselves locked out of the housing market."
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["Money"]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dæd/",
                "audio": "da/dad/dad_1_gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/dæd/",
                "audio": "da/dad/dad__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "mid 16th cent.: perhaps imitative of a young child's first syllables da, da."
}