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Pre-dad or what?

What do you call a person who is going to be a dady in a few months?

In Chinese we call that person "zhun papa" or "zhun-dady".

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[/nq] Expectant father/dad. Occasionally father/dad-to-be.

  • [/nq] Expectant father/dad.
  • Occasionally father/dad-to-be.
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[nq:1]What do you call a person who is going to be a dady in a few months?[/nq]
Expectant father/dad. Occasionally father/dad-to-be.
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[nq:1]What do you call a person who is going to be a dady in a few months?[/nq]
In English, that's usually spelt "daddy."
[nq:1]In Chinese we call that person "zhun papa" or "zhun-dady".[/nq]
English speakers sometimes use a construction parallel to that for the woman. Just as zhŭn mŭqīn (zhu3n mu3qi1n) can be translated as expectant (or expecting) mother, your terms or zhŭn fùqin
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[nq:2]What do you call a person who is going to be a dady in a few months?[/nq]
[nq:1]In English, that's usually spelt "daddy."[/nq]
These days, but as dady, daddye, dadye, or dadde if you go back far enough, so I see from the OED.

Charles Riggs
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[nq:2]In English, that's usually spelt "daddy."[/nq]
[nq:1]These days, but as dady, daddye, dadye, or dadde if you go back far enough, so I see from the OED.[/nq]
Not to mention daddy-o. Like wow, man!
"Who walks in the classroom cool and slow?
Who calls the English teacher Daddy-o?
Charlie Riggs ..."
. Accuracy of quotations not guaranteed.

Bob Lieblich
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[nq:2]These days, but as dady, daddye, dadye, or dadde if you go back far enough, so I see from the OED.[/nq]
[nq:1]Not to mention daddy-o. Like wow, man! "Who walks in the classroom cool and slow? Who calls the English teacher Daddy-o? Charlie Riggs ..."[/nq]
That's Chuck Riggs to you, bub. Charlie Brown, not me, was in that class though, AYK.
[nq:1]. Accuracy of quotations not guaran
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thanks. It seems that you know quite Chinese. Hehe.

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