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sugar daddy

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noun Informal.

a wealthy, middle-aged man who spends freely on a young woman in return for her companionship or intimacy.

Origin of sugar daddy

First recorded in 1915–20
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Related Words for sugar daddy

gigolo, amoroso
British Dictionary definitions for sugar daddy

sugar daddy

noun

slang a rich usually middle-aged or old man who bestows expensive gifts on a young person in return for companionship or sexual favours
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Word Origin and History for sugar daddy
n.

also sugar-daddy, "elderly man who lavishes gifts on a young woman," 1926, from sugar + daddy.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
Idioms and Phrases with sugar daddy

sugar daddy

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]

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