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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
Vegas is full of bachelor parties, drag revues, Elvis impersonators, wedding chapels, showgirls, leather daddies, casino grandmas, and enough sequins to blind Liberace.
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Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life.
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Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 2026
The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.
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Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
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.
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Jordan Greene,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
12 June 2026
One of the world’s most famous baby daddies is getting a Netflix docuseries to chronicle his hectic life.
—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
13 May 2026
The options are vast, ranging from Rita Ora vamping on one station and drunk gay daddies being spotlighted on another.
—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
30 Dec. 2025
Some people's mommies and daddies really, really struggle with money, and that is not something to ever make fun of somebody for.
—
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
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The shower of affection continued as the tall guys in custom suits made their way to a set that resembled a living room, complete with baby photos and a couch large enough to hold their proud moms and dads.
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Following a Father's Day often marked by predictable gifts like slippers or cologne, this piece offers dads 10 innovative ways to treat themselves by upgrading their home environments.
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Goodhouse recalled stories his grandfather would tell him of their ancestors who were in the Hunkpapa camp when troops attacked.
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These findings suggest that throughout great ape evolution, our ancestors gradually developed more control over the timing of their vocalizations, including laughter.
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While some of the wives wouldn’t bother coming to games every Sunday, Michel said, many of the children saw the Feeney fathers as proper heroes.
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The play, which was a finalist for the 1998 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, follows three adult children who meet to settle their fathers’ estate, and, in the process, discover secrets about their parents’ lives.
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Even the Hammurabi Code, a set of laws created by the sixth Babylonian king in approximately 1760 bce, established forerunners of today’s interest rate and minimum wage laws.
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The Norwegian ended his season before the Olympics to further recover from a shoulder injury, but attended the finals as one of the forerunners, who test a course shortly before a race starts.
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Earth-impacting shrapnel from those primordial upheavals may have helped seed our planet with the precursors for life, delivering water and organic compounds from the dark, icy depths of the outer solar system.
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Tort claims are necessary precursors to potential lawsuits against the government.
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“Daddies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddies. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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