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daddy

noun

ˈda-dē How to pronounce daddy (audio)
Definition of daddynext
1
as in dad
a male human parent I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish

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2
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 So, here’s a step-by-step itinerary that would be perfect for a daddy-daughter day, family outing, date with your significant other, or just to treat yourself. — Justin Brown, AJC.com, 16 Aug. 2026 Michael Douglas has a daddy-daughter date with Carys Zeta Douglas at the Mallorca, Land of Honor Awards on August 3. — People Staff, PEOPLE, 9 Aug. 2026 How in the Nine Realms did Thor—a bland, long-haired jock set to inherit his daddy’s empire—become one of Marvel’s most interesting and likeable heroes? — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026 My daddy—who saw me as the most beautiful girl in the world—always wanted his darling daughter close to him. — Jenisha Watts, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for daddy
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  1. dad
  2. ancestor
  3. father
  4. forerunner
  5. precursor
Noun
  • To his credit, Charlie reads the situation well and puts his foot down when his dad demands that all of them pack up their things and hide out somewhere else, because Leighton’s appearance has blown their cover.
    — Scott Tobias, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Love the look and feel of that old flannel jacket your dad’s had for decades?
    — Alison Syrett Cleary, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026
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  • Their ancestors had entered the United States through Southern ports, especially New Orleans and Galveston, which gave them a different political and cultural orientation from those who had entered through the East, and above all through New York.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • While the complexities around working within a park that his ancestors had been removed from remain, Mgesi now supports much of his extended family with the steady wage.
    — Juliet Kinsman, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of ancestor
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  • Following his opera career, Schachtel’s father became a cantor and married a granddaughter of Yitzchak Elchanan Spektor, a rabbi of Grodno, after whom the seminary of Yeshiva University is named.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Wickersham said last year that the silver Pontiac G5 car that the suspect used to ram the police SUV belonged to the man's father.
    — Christina Hall, Freep.com, 22 Sep. 2026
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  • Dubbed the ‘American Turtle’ for its appearance, the submarine made three attempts to blow up British ships without success, but is considered the forerunner of modern submarines.
    — Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Margaret and Alice are the forerunners of Lucy and Ethel, and Shakespeare’s comedy, written expressly to entertain, gives us a sense of what an Elizabethan-era situation comedy might look like.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of forerunner
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  • As far back as the 1950s, the Dutch embryologist Peter Nieuwkoop argued that the human brain’s precursor cells were all identical in the ectoderm.
    — Mike McRae September 21, New Atlas, 22 Sep. 2026
  • In June, the co-founder of the citizen watchdog group, DeFlock Idaho, Tyler Cain, filed a pair of tort claims against the cities of Caldwell and Wilder — civil claims which act as possible precursors to lawsuits.
    — Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2026
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 23 Sep. 2026.

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