sugar daddy
noun
1
: a well-to-do usually older man who supports or spends lavishly on a mistress, girlfriend, or boyfriend
2
: a generous benefactor of a cause or undertaking
Synonyms
Examples of sugar daddy in a Sentence
She's on the lookout for a new sugar daddy.
the only reason the town has any Independence Day fireworks in the first place is because the Internet tycoon has willingly become the event's de facto sugar daddy
Recent Examples on the Web
Americans and Canadians with a history of sugar dating perceive sugar babies as having more power than their sugar daddies, mamas, and non-binary benefactors.
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Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
While enduring a painfully awkward shiva, aimless college undergrad Danielle comes face to face with her accomplished ex-girlfriend and unexpectedly crosses paths with her own secret sugar daddy, who arrives with his non-Jewish wife and baby in tow.
—James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
Created in his parents’ basement—with an equally great live version filmed in their cluttered garage—the track includes raps about not being able to compete with a lover’s sugar daddy.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
College football is about money now, and his school doesn’t have sugar daddies to cover $86-million buyouts.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Might she be reconciled with the party’s host and her former sugar daddy?
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Thomas likely met all of his billionaire sugar daddies through the Horatio Alger Association, which costs $200,000 to join.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
Florida has the largest per capita population of sugar daddies in the United States.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
The film’s attitude toward the demimonde of Hong Kong sugar daddies and the models who pretend to love them boils down to a cheeky and rather thoughtless shrug.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
Frederick Kaufman, Harper's Magazine, 26 Feb. 2024
While enduring a painfully awkward shiva, aimless college undergrad Danielle comes face to face with her accomplished ex-girlfriend and unexpectedly crosses paths with her own secret sugar daddy, who arrives with his non-Jewish wife and baby in tow.
—James Mercadante and Kelsie Calderon, EW.com, 19 Sep. 2023
Created in his parents’ basement—with an equally great live version filmed in their cluttered garage—the track includes raps about not being able to compete with a lover’s sugar daddy.
—Pitchfork, 4 Dec. 2023
College football is about money now, and his school doesn’t have sugar daddies to cover $86-million buyouts.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Might she be reconciled with the party’s host and her former sugar daddy?
—Chris Bohjalian, Washington Post, 1 Sep. 2023
Thomas likely met all of his billionaire sugar daddies through the Horatio Alger Association, which costs $200,000 to join.
—Tori Otten, The New Republic, 10 Aug. 2023
Florida has the largest per capita population of sugar daddies in the United States.
—Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 4 May 2023
The film’s attitude toward the demimonde of Hong Kong sugar daddies and the models who pretend to love them boils down to a cheeky and rather thoughtless shrug.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 13 July 2023
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Word History
First Known Use
1926, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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“Sugar daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sugar%20daddy. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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