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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 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 My daddy’s house is down the road from the studio, because that studio is on my dad’s land. — Ivie Ani, VIBE.com, 30 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for daddy
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  1. dad
  2. ancestor
  3. father
  4. forerunner
  5. precursor
Noun
  • The son became an officer himself this June, wearing his dad's badge number.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 12 Sep. 2026
  • Things like my grandfather’s grand piano and library were given to my dad and are still in his house.
    — R. Eric Thomas, Washington Post, 11 Sep. 2026
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  • The group includes people whose ancestors come from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The Maori tell a story about how a godwit showed their ancestors the way from their ancient homeland of Hawaiki to New Zealand, more than a thousand miles away.
    — Rivka Galchen, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of ancestor
Noun
  • This, together with the execution of Lyanna’s father and oldest brother by Rhaegar’s father, the titular Mad King Aerys II, spurs Lyanna’s betrothed, Robert Baratheon (Callum Woodhouse), to move against Aerys.
    — Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Crooks adopted the Dole pseudonym after his father's checking account had been hacked and fraudulent gambling charges appeared, Matthew Crooks told investigators.
    — Michael Ruiz , Kelley Kramer, FOXNews.com, 15 Sep. 2026
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  • 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
  • One of the forerunners today in Madeira and the Azores is António Maçanita from Azores Wine Company.
    — Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of forerunner
Noun
  • Amid rising geopolitical tensions and a murky economic outlook, anxiety is clocking into work, producing false positives in productivity that look like engagement, but are actually a precursor to costly attrition and reputation loss.
    — Stacey Zolt Hara, Fortune, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Nonetheless, Alford’s departure could be interpreted as a potential precursor to Norvell’s eventual replacement.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 14 Sep. 2026
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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