1
as in dad
a male human parent
I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish
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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
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Recent Examples of daddy
That man playing for his daddy.
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Thrilled to join Wednesday at Nevermore Academy is stylish mom Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), daddy Gomez (Luis Guzmán) and little bro Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez).
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
According to Ohio State University, the most common types of spiders are daddy long-legs, wolf spiders, and crab spiders, which can be found in or around your home.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 July 2025
Could this song also be about our sky daddy, a.k.a.
—Glamour, 11 July 2025
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Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Thrilled to join Wednesday at Nevermore Academy is stylish mom Morticia (Catherine Zeta-Jones), daddy Gomez (Luis Guzmán) and little bro Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez).
—Stephen Schaefer, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
According to Ohio State University, the most common types of spiders are daddy long-legs, wolf spiders, and crab spiders, which can be found in or around your home.
—Alex Perry, Cincinnati Enquirer, 30 July 2025
Could this song also be about our sky daddy, a.k.a.
—Glamour, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
Noun
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Sophia posted about the 2021 party on Instagram, including detailed pictures of the graffiti and the video seen in her dad's AD interview.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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In the 45-second clip, Santino jokes about taking his dad to a Monday Night Football game and drinking copious amounts of alcohol.—
Ethan Shanfeld,
Variety,
27 Aug. 2025
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Alcohol is a big part of those rituals in terms of paying respect to your ancestors or the dead.—
Joan MacDonald,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But the staff at the Indian Community School were nurturing and respectful while the students learned about their ancestors' heritage.—
Frank Vaisvilas,
jsonline.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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The Chilean-American actress and singer did not reveal the age of her child or the identity of the father.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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His father taught him that a husband provides, a wife takes care of children.—
Laura Trujillo,
USA Today,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The reactor is the forerunner to the Aalo Pod, a 50-megawatt modular power plant designed specifically for data centers.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Aug. 2025
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Bittler has been with Paramount (and its forerunner Viacom) for some 25 years, most recently as executive vp communications for the company’s kids and family division, including Nickelodeon, Awesomeness and kids and family series at Paramount+.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Aug. 2025
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Assisted-driving tech is also considered a precursor to fully autonomous cars, a technology that analysts say can unlock huge new markets for ride-hailing fleets as well as personal self-driving vehicles.—
Nora Eckert,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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The robotic design allows Rainbow to test a broader range of chemical precursors, which increases the chances of discovering novel and high-performing quantum dots.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Aug. 2025
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The prototype is built using commercially available parts, including micro-LED lights, optical lenses, and sensors from smartphone cameras, keeping costs down and making future mass production feasible.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Sep. 2025
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Working together, the plant teams agreed to accept shorter lead times for receiving prototypes in return for designs with fewer problems.—
Nelson P. Repenning,
Time,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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