Synonyms of daddy

daddy

noun

1

as in dad

a male human parent

I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dad
• father
• papa
• poppa
• pa
• pop
• sire
• pater
• old man
• stepfather
• patriarch
• father figure
• paterfamilias
• father image

2

as in ancestor

something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed

Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ancestor
• forerunner
• precursor
• grandaddy
• prototype
• predecessor
• granddaddy
• mother
• antecedent
• original
• archetype
• model
• originator
• foregoer
• father
• sire

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• descendant
• descendent
• son
• daughter
• derivative
• outgrowth
• by-product
• offshoot
• spin-off

Phrases Containing daddy

• sugar daddy