sugar daddy

[shoog-er dad-ee]

noun

Slang.

plural

sugar daddies 

1. a wealthy man who spends freely on a younger person, generally a woman or a gay man, in return for companionship or sexual intimacy.

sugar daddy

noun

1. slang,  a rich usually middle-aged or old man who bestows expensive gifts on a young person in return for companionship or sexual favours

Word History and Origins

Origin of sugar daddy¹

First recorded in 1915–20

Idioms and Phrases

A wealthy, usually older man who gives expensive gifts to someone much younger in return for companionship or sexual favors. For example, The aspiring young actress and the sugar daddy are a classic combination in Hollywood. The sugar in this term alludes to the sweetening role of the gifts, and daddy to the age difference between the pair. [Early 1900s]

When To Use

What does sugar daddy mean?

A sugar daddy is an older man who may throw gifts, allowances, and trips on a younger woman or man in exchange for a consensual sexual relationship.How do you pronounce sugar daddy?[ shoo g-er dad-ee ]