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as in dad
a male human parent I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish

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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 Gabriel Byrne’s new heavy, the Chancellor, hisses to Castañeda’s doomed daddy as Eve watches in horror. Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2025 Bar Julie, who drew the long straw with her devoted Dylan, each mother is also dealing with an absent or checked-out baby daddy. Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 23 May 2025 Jewel Staite and spy law daddy Victor Garber will practice more Family Law when Season 4 of the series airs Stateside on The CW this summer. Matt Webb Mitovich, TVLine, 21 May 2025 Ray seems more playful and fun, dropping his cold daddy demeanor and genuinely taking pleasure in the company of someone who loves him. David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for daddy
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Noun
  • In the past year, Towns made sure to get his high school diploma and driver’s license, Hawkins said, which Towns had told his dad were his two short-term goals.
    Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 30 June 2025
  • Lombard’s dad played for the Braves from 1998-2000 and is now the Tigers’ bench coach.
    Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 30 June 2025
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  • As Charles Handy explained in The Age of Paradox, modern life forces us to navigate complexities our ancestors never faced, such as the tension between efficiency and humanity or between individual freedom and collective responsibility.
    Shane Enete, Forbes.com, 20 June 2025
  • Throughout the middle passage, it has been said that our ancestors wove familiar items such as beads, shells, or even seeds and grains from home into their braids, to keep with them along their journeys.
    Essence, Essence, 19 June 2025
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  • His father Jason Richardson spent more than a decade in the NBA, including part of two seasons with the Magic (2010-12).
    Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 June 2025
  • Originally designed in 1895 by Sir Henry Peto—whose father built Nelson’s Column—the grounds have been restored and expanded.
    Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 26 June 2025
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  • This is, in part, explained by the institutional memory of the competition’s forerunner — the Intercontinental Cup — and the legendary battles of a bygone era.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 19 June 2025
  • Another forerunner of today’s scene is Ansedonia, a hillside community of upscale homes near Capalbio that in the 1960s became popular with creative types from the Italian capital.
    Lee Marshall, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2025
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  • Cravats were a precursor to the modern necktie, which emerged in the late 19th and early 20th century.
    Kristopher Fraser, Robb Report, 20 June 2025
  • Real Madrid were among the favorites to win the first-of-its-kind tournament, which is a precursor to next year’s FIFA World Cup.
    Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 June 2025
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  • By 2019, his startup team had built a prototype and launched a DTC subscription model, pairing a predictable market with luxury branding.
    Tanya Benedicto Klich, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Seed funding from investors, accelerators, or venture funds helps founders take the first critical steps: building a prototype, hiring that first team member, or testing their idea in the real world.
    Rob Zielonka, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2025

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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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