|  dada 
 
 1. an informal term for a father;
 probably derived from baby talk
 • Syn:
 dad, daddy, pa, papa, pappa, pop
 • Hypernyms:
 father, male parent, begetter
 2. a nihilistic art movement (especially in painting) that flourished in Europe early in the 20th century;
 based on irrationality and negation of the accepted laws of beauty
 • Syn:
 dadaism
 • Hypernyms:
 artistic movement, art movement
 
 
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