1
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
His wife, Taylor, will be in the stands at Lucas Oil Stadium and, back in Champaign, Sienna will be at home, waiting for her daddy.
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Now my daddy and my dog, a lovable hulking Rottweiler barely out of puppyhood, were gone.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Listen, be the whitest, most suburban, rich daddy white girls listening to New Detroit.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
How many deferments did his daddy get for him?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 3 Apr. 2026
Now my daddy and my dog, a lovable hulking Rottweiler barely out of puppyhood, were gone.
—Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026
Listen, be the whitest, most suburban, rich daddy white girls listening to New Detroit.
—Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026
How many deferments did his daddy get for him?
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
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If the rest of the kids in the family feel neglected, or their interests don’t matter, and mom and dad only care about the jock in the family?—
Tori Latham,
Robb Report,
19 Apr. 2026
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After following in her dad's footsteps as a talent coordinator at SNL in 2024 and 2025, Sophie became an MBA candidate at Wharton.—
Katie Mannion,
PEOPLE,
19 Apr. 2026
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Based on the 1995 novel by Alice Hoffman, Practical Magic follows the witchy women of the Owens’ family, whose heartbroken ancestor cursed their bloodline so that any man who falls in love with an Owens woman dies a tragic death.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
22 Apr. 2026
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Since the discovery of the bacterial flagellar motor in the 1970s, biologists and creationists alike have marveled at its design like medieval architects staring with awe at the dome of the Pantheon built by their Roman ancestors.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Apr. 2026
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Word of Smith’s death had shattered his family, especially his father, who can’t believe his son is gone.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
22 Apr. 2026
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Who cares about the fact that her friend cheated when her child was poisoned by her husband and her father?—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
22 Apr. 2026
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Williams had managed traditional Tex-Mex restaurants that were the forerunner of today’s Mercado Juarez Cafes.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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The camp is a program of the Woodcraft Rangers, founded by author and naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton, whose pioneering Woodcraft Rangers program was a forerunner to groups such as the Boy Scouts.—
Jessie Dax-Setkus,
Oc Register,
22 Mar. 2026
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The rise coincides with a recent crackdown by the Chinese government on the sale of precursors used to make fentanyl.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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Mobileye essentially pioneered cameras on cars, creating features such as lane-keeping assistance and adaptive cruise control, precursors to cars driving themselves.—
Chris Anderson,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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