1
as in dad
a male human parent
I stopped calling my father "Daddy" because I thought it sounded childish
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2
as in ancestor
something belonging to an earlier time from which something else was later developed
Cook's Tours can be considered the daddy of all organized travel tours
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Recent Examples of daddy
Tay will always be my first born and daddy's little girl to me.
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Jillian Pretzel, People.com, 20 June 2025
This Father’s Day, one of film and television’s most beloved daddies was celebrated in New York City.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
My daddy was a Korean vet, served in and with valor (ph).
—ABC News, 8 June 2025
But with Georgia having slept with both Paul and Joe, the owner of Blue Farm Café, there's one big question: Who’s the baby daddy?
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Jillian Pretzel, People.com, 20 June 2025
This Father’s Day, one of film and television’s most beloved daddies was celebrated in New York City.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 June 2025
My daddy was a Korean vet, served in and with valor (ph).
—ABC News, 8 June 2025
But with Georgia having slept with both Paul and Joe, the owner of Blue Farm Café, there's one big question: Who’s the baby daddy?
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for daddy
Noun
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My dad was an original season ticket holder for all games for well over 20 years until his business was sold.—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
24 July 2025
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Brooke has since taken after her dad by joining Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) as an onscreen manager from 2012 to 2013.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
24 July 2025
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Such cooperative behavior to defend from predators like raptors may have first evolved in our ancestors.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 July 2025
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The fifth-generation Southerner said removing the monument would be a betrayal to the memory of his ancestors and other soldiers.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
13 July 2025
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Over the two decades that Al-Waleed was in a coma, his father opted to keep him on life support and often shared social media footage of himself and other family members praying for his son's recovery.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
20 July 2025
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The Navy veteran and married father of three had only just become a parole agent nine months ago, after a decade working as a corrections officer at a state hospital in Vacaville.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
20 July 2025
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Last week the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case Little vs. Hecox, which began in 2020 when Idaho became a forerunner for states with laws that ban trans athletes in women's and girls' sports.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 July 2025
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For some years, the Octagon was home to Ohio’s militia, a forerunner to today’s National Guard; during the summer, soldiers would erect tents and practice training exercises.—
Kevin Williams,
Smithsonian Magazine,
9 May 2025
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Chinese authorities have since controlled a number of these precursor chemicals.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
12 July 2025
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As a precursor of sorts for CBS stalwart Survivor (which returns for its 49th edition on September 24), Big Brother is the perfect reality appetizer before the ultimate main course.—
Marc Berman,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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This looks to be a pre-release model, but one that has advanced beyond the basic prototype stage.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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The first prototypes, Coyote Rovers, started as Boston Dynamics Spot robots.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
18 July 2025
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“Daddy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/daddy. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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