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
Never mind the millions of kids being raised by single parents, grandparents (looking at you, JD Vance) or other guardians who aren’t the biological John-and-Jane mommy and daddy of conservative lore.
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Shoutout to my momma and daddy, and shoutout to Brandy for looking out for me.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
My daughter does not know her daddy is half Black.
—Davon Loeb, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
Also on Hurzeler’s bench against Bournemouth were cover goalkeeper Jason Steele (35) and the daddy of them all, 40-year-old James Milner.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Shoutout to my momma and daddy, and shoutout to Brandy for looking out for me.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 28 Jan. 2026
My daughter does not know her daddy is half Black.
—Davon Loeb, Parents, 27 Jan. 2026
Also on Hurzeler’s bench against Bournemouth were cover goalkeeper Jason Steele (35) and the daddy of them all, 40-year-old James Milner.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
Noun
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My dad, who wears an insulin pump, and my aunt, who hadn’t flown internationally since 2004, definitely required some handholding at this point.—
Katie Jackson,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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The guys were joking around, calling coach my dad and stuff like that.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Mar. 2026
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Intelligent, tool-using species — including our direct ancestors — have been around for millions of years.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
4 Mar. 2026
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Uncovering an ancient ancestor At first, scientists thought the ancient microbial ancestor of complex life was a simple cell, dwelling in oxygen-free environments.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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Koy, the son of a white father and Filipina mother, saw comedy as a way to channel an overactive personality and need to make people laugh into a career.—
Deputy Entertainment,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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The poll surveyed 977 caregivers of children 13 and younger, including 53% biological mothers and 33% biological fathers, with the remaining participants including stepparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles.—
Lily Hautau,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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Captain America was introduced in December 1940 by Timely Comics, the forerunner of Marvel.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Feb. 2026
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And these projects may just be the forerunners.—
Andy Sheehan,
CBS News,
17 Feb. 2026
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That means Coogler’s candidacy for best director is real, despite Anderson’s sweep of precursor awards.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
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Longmore noted that some of the complex molecules are thought to be precursors to amino acids, the building blocks of proteins.—
Asuka Koda,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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