daddy

noun

dad·​dy ˈda-dē 

plural daddies

1

: father sense 1a

2

: granddaddy sense 2

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

Six thousand dollars was twice what his daddy made in a year. —Gail Sheehy, Vanity Fair, 20 Feb. 2026

At least Tommy gets a love interest this time around, thanks to a winsome sheriff’s daughter (daddy issues in a franchise all about mommy issues? —Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2026

Harper and Yasmin have said goodbye to their spectacularly misspent youths, but their daddy issues—another of the show’s pet themes—are decidedly unresolved. —Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026

Never mind the millions of kids being raised by single parents, grandparents (looking at you, JD Vance) or other guardians who aren’t the biological John-and-Jane mommy and daddy of conservative lore. —Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 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