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daddy

[ dad-ee ]

noun

plural daddies.
  1. Informal. a diminutive of dad 1.
  2. Slang. sugar daddy.
  3. Slang. an affectionate or familiar term of address to a boyfriend or male romantic partner, especially if he is older.


verb (used with object)

daddied, daddying.
  1. Chiefly Appalachian. to father or sire.

daddy

/ ˈ»åæ»åɪ /

noun

  1. an informal word for father
  2. the daddy slang.
    the supreme or finest example

    the daddy of them all

  3. slang.
    the dominant male in a group; boss; top man
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of daddy1

First recorded in 1490–1500; dad 1 + -y 2
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Idioms and Phrases

  1. daddy of all, Informal. the greatest or most notable example of:

    the daddy of all motorcycles.

More idioms and phrases containing daddy

see big daddy ; granddaddy of them all ; sugar daddy .
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Example Sentences

“Does that first photo have a filter on it?†daddy Jason, who retired from the NFL in 2024, asked in the comments.

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The pair had ordered blankets with the boys' names on them and Vernon had a plaque made of "daddy's dream team" – including football shirts and their names: Tommy, Ollie and Athena.

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“He's not talking about going after, you know, white suburban kids whose daddy is a CEO,†Tree said.

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And he said that he recognized James was speaking not as a “superstar basketball player,†but as a “daddy.â€

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You see the face of a lost boy whose self-worth, seemingly because of his daddy issues, is strained — “I don’t need to detach, I’m already nothing...â€

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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