The difference between Dad and Paw

When used as nouns, dad means a father, a male parent, whereas paw means the soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails.

When used as verbs, dad means to throw against something, whereas paw means to go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.


check bellow for the other definitions of Dad and Paw

  1. Dad as a noun (informal):

    A father, a male parent.

    Examples:

    "He hadn't seen his dad in years."

  2. Dad as a noun (familiar):

    Examples:

    "Happy Father's Day, Dad!"

  3. Dad as a noun (slang):

  1. Dad as a noun:

    A lump or piece.

  2. Dad as a noun:

    A blow; act of striking something.

  1. Dad as a verb (transitive):

    To throw against something; to dash.

  1. Paw as a noun:

    The soft foot of a mammal or other animal, generally a quadruped, that has claws or nails; comparable to a human hand or foot.

    Examples:

    "synonyms hand foot"

    "hypernyms limb extremity"

    "meronyms claw finger"

    "holonyms limb"

  2. Paw as a noun (humorous):

    A hand.

    Examples:

    "Get your grubby paws off my things!"

  1. Paw as a verb (of an animal):

    To go through something (such as a garbage can) with paws.

    Examples:

    "hyper handle"

  2. Paw as a verb (of an animal):

    To gently push on something with a paw.

    Examples:

    "hyper touch"

  3. Paw as a verb (of an animal):

    To draw the forefoot along the ground; to beat or scrape with the forefoot.

  4. Paw as a verb (by extension, of a human):

    To touch someone (with the hands) in a sexual way.

  5. Paw as a verb (by extension, of a human):

    To clumsily dig through something.

  1. Paw as a noun (nonstandard, or, rural):

    Father; pa.

    Examples:

    "synonyms: pawpaw pa papa father dad daddy pappy"

    "hyper parent"

    "hypo step-paw"

    "coordinate terms maw brother sis sissy"