baby daddy

American  

[bay-bee dad-ee] / ˈbeɪ bi ˌdæd i /

noun

Slang: Often Disparaging and Offensive.

• baby daddies
  plural

1. the biological father of a woman's child, usually not married to the child's mother or not in a relationship with her.

   Her baby daddy never comes to visit her or their child.

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Usage

What does baby daddy mean? A baby daddy is the biological father of a child, usually when he’s not in a relationship with the mother and not actively raising the child. Use of the term can be disparaging and offensive. How is baby daddy pronounced?[ bey-bee dad-ee ]

Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• baby daddies
  plural

Etymology

Origin of baby daddy

First recorded in 1990–95; African American Vernacular English

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

baby daddy

“I giggle at the thought of you waking up at 3 a.m.,” she tells her nemesis and baby daddy, Leland Townsend, “because the Antichrist needs changing.”

From New York Times ● May 22, 2024

Why is it costing me this much money and time to not have settled for a guy that didn’t deserve to be my baby daddy?

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 18, 2023

“I said, ‘I don’t know what a baby daddy is but the father of my child is at work.’

From Seattle Times ● May 23, 2023

“There’s memes that say if she has more than one baby daddy …” Warren said, then trailed off.

From Washington Post ● Nov. 13, 2021

Despite her denials last week, Carrie’s feelings are even more subjective about Brody now that he is also her baby daddy.

From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2013