big daddy
a man regarded as the paternalistic head of a family.
the founder or a leading member of a company, organization, movement, etc.: the big daddy of soil conservation.
the federal government: to thank big daddy for the tax cut.
Chiefly Southern U.S. grandfather.
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How to use big daddy in a sentence
big daddy, KICK-ASS Damon Macready (Nicolas Cage)—or “big daddy”—is a former NYPD detective turned vigilante hero.
The 13 Coolest Movie Dads: ‘Taken,’ ‘Star Wars,’ ‘Die Hard,’ and More | Marlow Stern | June 15, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTIn Britain, World of Sport viewers saw the red-trunked “Red Ivan” get “body-splashed” by crowd favorite big daddy.
The film is stripped of some of the dark plot turns, leaving big daddy as a straight crusader that everyone reveres.
Violence in ‘Kick-Ass 2’: the Comic Book vs. the Movie | Victoria Kezra | August 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTbig daddy Kane: This project has been three years in the making.
Big Daddy Kane: The Hip-Hop MC on Las Supper, Madonna, Jay-Z, and What’s Next | Curtis Stephen | April 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTMadonna was saying to them “That's big daddy Kane, one of the greatest rappers in the world.”
Big Daddy Kane: The Hip-Hop MC on Las Supper, Madonna, Jay-Z, and What’s Next | Curtis Stephen | April 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
His father, big daddy, in his rough, profane way was greatly concerned about his son.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. HoweNothing that Brock could say to his father was sufficient to cause big daddy to turn away.
Herein is Love | Reuel L. Howe
Other Idioms and Phrases with big daddy
An influential man, a big shot (see under big cheese), as in You'll have to get permission from big daddy. [Slang; mid-1900s]
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