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daddy

[ dad-ee ]
/ ˈdæd i /
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noun, plural dad·dies.

a diminutive of dad1.
Slang. sugar daddy.

verb (used with object), dad·died, dad·dy·ing.

Chiefly Appalachian. to father or sire.

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RELATED WORDS

dad, papa, parent, predecessor, ancestor, pop, pa, origin, sire, source, progenitor, padre, begetter, pappy, procreator

Nearby words

dad-in-law, dada, dadah, dadd, daddah, daddy, daddy track, daddy-longlegs, daddy-o, dado, dado head

Origin of daddy

First recorded in 1490–1500; dad1 + -y2
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British Dictionary definitions for daddy

daddy

/ (ˈdædɪ) /

noun plural -dies

an informal word for father
the daddy slang, mainly US, Canadian and Australian the supreme or finest examplethe daddy of them all
slang the dominant male in a group; boss; top man
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with daddy

daddy

see big daddy; granddaddy of them all; sugar daddy.

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