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as in dads
a male human parent
I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish
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as in ancestors
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 daddies
Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.
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Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The baby daddies are family to me.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 12 Aug. 2025
The baby daddies are family to me.
—Jordan Greene, People.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddies
Noun
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Hovering moms and dads are following their kids all the way to campus.—
Russell Shaw,
The Atlantic,
2 Nov. 2025
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Luiz Baptista wrote on a fan account’s Father’s Day post dedicated to the couple’s dads on June 15.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her ancestors were from Russia, who later fled to Ukraine and settled in Philadelphia.—
Colleen Kratofil,
PEOPLE,
4 Nov. 2025
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The idea was to go back to the basic foods that their ancestors ate.—
Chrystle Fiedler,
USA Today,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In fact, some famous fathers have doubled that average age, becoming dads past the age of 65.—
Sari Hitchins,
Parents,
7 Nov. 2025
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Husbands and fathers were supposed to meet their major needs for food, shelter, and clothing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Perfected by forerunners such as Fiona Apple and Alanis Morissette, this fall has already seen two music stars gift us with lay-it-all-out-there lyrics.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Compared to their forerunners in the tsarist era, with their party congresses held abroad, their executive committees, and their active recruitment in imperial Russia’s universities, Soviet dissidents remained a comparatively small and informal conglomeration of activists.—
Benjamin Nathans
September 24,
Literary Hub,
24 Sep. 2025
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The interaction between Hillary Galkin-Griffith from Three Hills Winery and Carol Erenyi, visiting for the weekend from Laguna Niguel with her husband, was typical of those whose wine tastings were precursors to future winery visits.—
Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Nov. 2025
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Trump said that Xi committed to cracking down on the production of fentanyl precursors as well in exchange for lowering tariffs on China.—
David Sivak,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Daddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddies. Accessed 27 Nov. 2025.
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