ABSTRACT
A dialectal form of ‘Dad’, normally used to the speaker’s father. In The Taste of Too Much, by Clifford Hanley, it is written ‘Da’. When the Boat Comes In, by James Mitchell, has it as ‘da’ and shows its use in north-east England. In War Brides, by Lois Battle, a young Australian girl addresses her parents as ‘Da’ and ‘Mum’.
