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daddy

[ dad-ee ]

/ ˈdæd i /

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noun, plural dad·dies.

a diminutive of dad¹.

Slang. sugar daddy.

verb (used with object), dad·died, dad·dy·ing.

Chiefly Appalachian. to father or sire.

Origin of daddy

First recorded in 1490–1500; dad¹ + -y²

Words nearby daddy

dad-in-law, dada, dadah, dadd, daddah, daddy, daddy track, daddy-longlegs, daddy-o, dado, dado head

Example sentences from the Web for daddy

Between 25 and 30, you’re trying to decide how much longer before you start growing a beard and calling yourself ‘Daddy.

Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic |Samantha Allen |January 9, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
A recent U.S. study found men get a “daddy bonus” —employers seem to like men who have children and their salaries show it.

How Good Dads Can Change the World |Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman |January 6, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Of course, Kim Jong-Un takes an image hit as a Katy Perry-obsessed, margarita-drinking maniac with daddy issues.

I Was Honeydicked Into Spending Christmas with ‘The Interview’ |Allison McNearney |December 26, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Alexis did not know to act differently than she might for any other picture taken of her by her daddy.

‘I Can’t Breathe!’ ‘I Can’t Breathe!’ A Moral Indictment of Cop Culture |Michael Daly |December 4, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

A generation of orphaned, high-heeled girls, looking for a daddy as much as a sugar daddy.

Russia’s Gold Digger Academy |Peter Pomerantsev |November 11, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
Then he visited you and your father for an hour, and your child, whom it appears you have named Donald, called him 'daddy.'

Kindred of the Dust |Peter B. Kyne
Her breath came fast, as she sank her voice to a faint, awed whisper, "Daddy—do you reckon it's—Yankees?"

The Littlest Rebel |Edward Peple
Daddy, do come here and tell me if I may have this old chest?

Polly and Her Friends Abroad |Lillian Elizabeth Roy
Daddy, I've been thinking; I don't see how we're ever going to get along after this without a Christmas family.

Patricia |Emilia Elliott
Daddy was just a little new boy lying in a big fourposter bed.

Tommy Tregennis |Mary Elizabeth Phillips

British Dictionary definitions for daddy

daddy

/ (ˈdædɪ) /

noun plural -dies

an informal word for father

the daddy slang, mainly US, Canadian and Australian the supreme or finest example the daddy of them all

slang the dominant male in a group; boss; top man

Idioms and Phrases with daddy

daddy

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