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
Leather daddies balletically hang and spin from chains.
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Hazlitt, 25 June 2025
That’s after years of Fiona channeling her anger toward her father for the benefit of her litigious clients back in L.A. but doing little to resolve her daddy issues.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Tay will always be my first born and daddy's little girl to me.
—Jillian Pretzel, People.com, 20 June 2025
This Father’s Day, one of film and television’s most beloved daddies was celebrated in New York City.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
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Hazlitt, 25 June 2025
That’s after years of Fiona channeling her anger toward her father for the benefit of her litigious clients back in L.A. but doing little to resolve her daddy issues.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 24 June 2025
Tay will always be my first born and daddy's little girl to me.
—Jillian Pretzel, People.com, 20 June 2025
This Father’s Day, one of film and television’s most beloved daddies was celebrated in New York City.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
Noun
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Rogers and Devane’s TV daughter, the aforementioned Kimberly McCullough (aka GH’s Robin), previously paid her respects to her on-screen dad.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
16 Aug. 2025
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Aa Anne Hathaway recently proved with her Chanel dad sandals, or Hailey Bieber with her slippers, comfort in footwear is paramount.—
María Munsuri,
Glamour,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Our harsh winters and gorgeous summers reminded our ancestors of home.—
Jess Fleming,
Twin Cities,
3 Aug. 2025
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The small, rugged truck crossed over into civilian use and is the ancestor of the off-road vehicles and SUVs that patrol suburbs and ferry kids to the frontlines of soccer games.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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This gets tricky when her father sends Demi to watch over (or spy on) her at school.—
Sarah Scott,
Parents,
13 Aug. 2025
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That August, while appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Zoë was asked about a TikTok of her father wearing leather pants and a mesh shirt as worked out at the gym.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
13 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Previously Fefferman was a key player at Radius, the indie-film company co-founded by Tom Quinn that was a forerunner to his highly successful banner Neon.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Lehrer was the forerunner of musical comedians like Weird Al Yankovic, Rachel Bloom, and the Lonely Island.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
28 July 2025
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The orientation meeting Monday was a precursor to the launch of The Faithful Accompaniment in Trust and Hope, or FAITH, a pilot program that will have religious leaders and volunteers present at San Diego’s immigration court to offer spiritual support, comfort and prayer to those who need it.—
Alexandra Mendoza,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Aug. 2025
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The Florida court contrived a weird and arbitrary compromise, granting new sentencing hearings only to death row prisoners whose sentences were considered final after 2002, when the U.S. court issued a decision that was a precursor to Hurst’s.—
Orlando Sentinel,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 July 2025
Noun
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And the first prototype is a character called Wendy.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Aug. 2025
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This North Haven location is the first physical expression of Edible’s reimagined retail vision, and will serve as the prototype for the brand’s next-generation store concept.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
8 Aug. 2025
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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