daddy

noun

dad·​dy ˈda-dē 

plural daddies

1

: father sense 1a

2

: granddaddy sense 2

3

a

slang : a male lover

b

slang : an attractive middle-aged man

c

informal : sugar daddy

Note: Early usage of the term daddy in the senses referring to a male lover and a sugar daddy has origins in African American English. Usage has since broadened in meaning and become widespread.

Synonyms of daddy

• dad
• father

Examples of daddy in a Sentence

I stopped calling my father “Daddy” because I thought it sounded childish.

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

Recent Examples on the Web

Even after Mando saves him from the arena, Rotta's daddy issues constitute his entire personality. —Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 24 May 2026

In Cannes, France Heidi Klum brings her son Henry and husband Tom Kaulitz to the amfAR Gala as Gordon Ramsay has a daddy-daughter date night with his girls in London. —People Staff, PEOPLE, 22 May 2026

If his film’s fetishized heroine manages to claw her way back out by the end, conquering her daddy issues and taking on the boogeyman, most of us are still stuck down there. —Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 19 May 2026

For here is John Lennon setting himself up as a new kind of hands-on daddy. —Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing daddy

• big daddy
• daddy longlegs
• mack daddy
• sugar daddy

Rhymes for daddy

• addy
• caddie
• caddy
• gaddi
• laddie
• paddy
• granddaddy

Kids Definition

daddy

noun

dad·​dy ˈdad-ē 

plural daddies

: father entry 1 sense 1a