BIG DADDY Definition & Meaning

big daddy

noun

(often initial capital letters)

a man regarded as the paternalistic head of a family.
the founder or a leading member of a company, organization, movement, etc.:
the big daddy of soil conservation.
the federal government:
to thank big daddy for the tax cut.
Chiefly Southern U.S. grandfather.

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Origin of big daddy¹

First recorded in 1950–55

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But this Big Daddy posturing was his central theme.

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Written by Tennessee Williams in 1955, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof tells the story of a family who have come together to celebrate the birthday of the patriarch, Big Daddy.

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