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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 My daddy was a Korean vet, served in and with valor (ph). ABC News, 8 June 2025 But with Georgia having slept with both Paul and Joe, the owner of Blue Farm Café, there's one big question: Who’s the baby daddy? Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025 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 See All Example Sentences for daddy
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Noun
  • Being picked to join the ranks of her dad's alma mater (Bob even appeared on a 1978 episode) was a dream come true, which made being fired from the show her worst nightmare.
    Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 30 June 2025
  • 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
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  • The gift of 'The Mahabharata' that my ancestors gave me is truly the gift that keeps giving.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
  • The same ancestor who founded this homestead left his own family behind in Georgia; that cold resolve is Hailey’s inheritance too.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2025
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  • Born into a family that valued military service, Travis, whose father and brother were also soldiers, enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2013.
    Nicole Acosta, People.com, 26 June 2025
  • 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
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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
Noun
  • Organizations can measure psychological safety data as a precursor to inclusion.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
  • Washington said the firms funneled money to Chinese firms that produce the precursors for fentanyl, the powerful synthetic opioid that has stoked a drug epidemic in the US.
    Ben Smith, semafor.com, 27 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 8 Jul. 2025.

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